Stia is the first country of the Casentino that the Arno crosses after having been born from the sources of the Falterona Mountain.
It is the principal plaza of the country, characteristic for his/her irregular form and for the city formulation that you/they confer her the porticos.
The italian actor Leonardo Pieraccioni choose the plaza of Coop as set for some scenes of its film "The cyclone."
Stia among the places that facilitate the tourists of the vacations plein air it is without doubt more one of the equip.
It has been in the Lanificio of Stia, that beginning from half of XIX century starts production of Casentino cloth in the traditional colors green and orange red.
The Casentino cloth remains one of the products that the made countersigns in Italy in the world.
There are many the places in the proximities of Stia.
Next to the historical center the natural park of the Canto alla Rana the proper environment to do pic-nic, walks and sport.
In the summer him you/he/she can also swim in the waters of the Arno.
The Arno is the longest river in Tuscany. It is born above Stia, in the Falterona mountain and to reach Capo d'Arno and see the sources of Arno river. It is the ideal for the one who wants to spend some times to make trekking.
To the slopes of the Falterona Mountain the lake of the Idols is found, an ancient place of cult where is been recovered over 600 bronze figurines of the IV-III sec. to.C. Today many bronzes are at British Museum.
If you are interested to visit Stia you could be interested to:
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