Discover Passo Dei Pecorai: History, Landscape and Cycling Tour

Passo dei Pecorai combines local history, ecclesiastical architecture, public green spaces and a challenging road cycling tour. The village is home to the Chiesa di San Giuseppe Artigiano and public gardens. The wider surrounding region features mountains, a garden, a palace and several museums.

Parish Church and Place Name

The Chiesa di San Giuseppe Artigiano is a parish church in Passo dei Pecorai. It was designed by the Florentine architect Bruno Martini, who was a student of Giovanni Michelucci.

The name Passo dei Pecorai refers to the passage used by shepherds and not to an actual mountain pass.

Gardens and FuoriScena

The public gardens and green spaces of Passo dei Pecorai received renewed play equipment as well as impact- and fall-absorbing safety surfacing.

The performance “Gatta al lardo” was scheduled there on September 2 as the final event in the “FuoriScena” series. Maila Ermini’s comedy is about proverbs. The event is therefore directly connected to the public gardens.

Historic Roads Along the Greve River

Historically, Passo dei Pecorai stood at the intersection of the road toward the upper Chianti and onward to Siena with the road that led from Greve to the Arno Valley.

Sections of the old road that crossed the Greve River still show paving characteristic of the Etruscan period in some places.

The historic intersection and this cycling tour meet in Passo dei Pecorai.

Grand Tour del Chianti Fiorentino

The Grand Tour del Chianti Fiorentino is a 158-kilometer road cycling tour with demanding physical exertion and a challenging technical difficulty level; the route passes through Passo dei Pecorai, and its final section begins here.

When planning a personal trip around the Grand Tour del Chianti Fiorentino, the 158 kilometers as well as the physical and technical demands are the primary considerations. This long road cycling tour therefore requires its own time frame.

Mountains and Garden in the Wider Surrounding Region

The mountains Monte Querciabella and Monte Calvarino are located around Passo dei Pecorai. The wider surrounding region of Passo dei Pecorai also includes Il Pratone, which is likewise a mountain.

The Giardino Corsi is a garden in the wider surrounding region of Passo dei Pecorai.

Palazzo Pitti and Museums

Palazzo Pitti, a palace, is located in the wider surrounding region of Passo dei Pecorai. The Museo degli Argenti, the Galleria D'Arte Moderna and the Galleria del Costume are also located in the wider surrounding region of Passo dei Pecorai; all three are museums.

Other places in the same destination area: Cintoia, San Polo In Chianti, Dudda, Lucolena In Chianti, Panzano In Chianti, Lamole, Pieve Di Panzano, Le Bolle.

To the higher-level travel overview: Greve In Chianti.