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Torre Sant Alluccio The ruins of the enchanted Torre Sant'Alluccio. © André M. WinterPhoto: André M. Winter, Rother Bergverlag
What might the area around Montalbano have looked like when a boy saw the light of day in a modest house on the south-western slope on April 15, 1452? Presumably not much has changed since Leonardo's childhood days in the gentle hilly landscape with its vineyards, countless olive trees and bright red poppies along the paths.
We leave Vinci uphill and to the north, initially on the main road, but take the second lane on the right (signpost 14, Casa Natale di Leonardo, Strada Verde). The route climbs up through extensive olive groves to the house where da Vinci was born in Anchiano.Then continue uphill on the road, cross the crossroads and continue uphill to the last hamlet of Santa Lucia, 320 m. At the fork in the road, follow signpost 14 on the right. After two hairpin bends, the asphalt ends and the route continues through the chestnut forest.We leave the marked forest road in a sharp bend to the right and walk straight ahead on a wide and unmarked path under chestnut trees into a wide saddle, 525 m, with a large crossroads. First continue in the same direction, i.e. to the left, and in 100 m follow a path to the right to a ruin, the Torre Sant'Alluccio, 535 m. The tower is said to date back to the 8th century. The ceilings in the attached house have collapsed and you can no longer go up. There are
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