{"id":8451,"date":"2026-06-24T17:46:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/?p=8451"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:46:54","slug":"visiting-green-tuscan-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/visiting-green-tuscan-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Green Tuscan Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting Green Tuscan Giants is a great way to stay in touch with nature even during a trip to Tuscany and understand how powerful nature can be<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the usual visits to the cities of Lucca Pisa Viareggio or Pietrasanta. I propose a splendid tour perhaps by motorbike or Vespa from May to October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuscany a nature &#8211; loving region established a 1998 law to protect and enhance monumental trees giving them a higher level of naturalistic and historical value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting Green Tuscan Giants : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberimonumentali.info\/regioni\/toscana\/lucca\/olivo-dei-30-zoccoli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olive Tree of Thirty Wooden Clogs in Massarosa <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The olive tree of Thirty Wooden Clogs is a thousand-year.old olive tree a giant of nature. Immense gnarled hallowed out inside<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its name is cutious because the writer George Christoph Martini saw fifteen olive pickers simultaneously climbing its trank on this enormous tree. Thirty wooden clogs!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find it in Campo Romano, Piano del Quercione. See the map below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3931.4498393218682!2d10.308242912638251!3d43.885361870971465!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x12d59ee4a8f3c8f7%3A0xe9f3e0ca58d18b3!2sUlivo%20Millenario%20dei%2030%20zoccoli%20-%20Propriet%C3%A0%20Privata!5e1!3m2!1sit!2sit!4v1782321605146!5m2!1sit!2sit\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/regalshave-oak-tree-2018822_1920-1024x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8443\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.535254305051832;width:389px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/regalshave-oak-tree-2018822_1920-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/regalshave-oak-tree-2018822_1920-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/regalshave-oak-tree-2018822_1920-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/regalshave-oak-tree-2018822_1920-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/regalshave-oak-tree-2018822_1920-425x277.jpg 425w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/regalshave-oak-tree-2018822_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting Green Tuscan Giants : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visittuscany.com\/en\/attractions\/viale-cipressi-bolgheri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bolgheri Cypresses<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How could I not mention the Bolgheri Cypresses among the Green Tuscan Giants ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Viale dei Cipressi in Bolgheri is  a very long avenue that extends along this 5 km long bumpy road 2,400 centuries &#8211; old cypress trees line the road on both the right and left eventually reaching the charming medieval village<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immortalized in the famous verses f the poet Giosu\u00e9 Carducci they are protected not only because they represent Tuscany as a symbol and a perfect pairing but also because they represent the typical Tuscan landscape throughout the wolrd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here you can combine your love of nature with a toast in the nearby Bolgheri DOC wineyards <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>Immortalized in the famous verses of the poet Giosu\u00e9 Carducci, they are protected not only because they represent Tuscany as a symbol and a perfect pairing, but also because they represent the typical Tuscan landscape throughout the world.<br><br>Here you can combine your love of nature with a toast in the nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolgheridoc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bolgheri DOC vineyards.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tatlin-cypress-101428_1920-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8447\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7499961852445258;width:229px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tatlin-cypress-101428_1920-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tatlin-cypress-101428_1920-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tatlin-cypress-101428_1920-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tatlin-cypress-101428_1920-413x550.jpg 413w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tatlin-cypress-101428_1920.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting Green Tuscan Giants : <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Quercia-Streghe.jpg\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"5162\">The Witches &#8216; Oak in Capannori<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An immense magical canopy seems to pierce the sky with branches extending from heaven to earth. A monumental beech tree over 500 years old<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Witches &#8216;Oak takes its name from a legend where witches supposedly gathered in its branches for their rituals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visiting Green Tuscan Giants : <a href=\"https:\/\/fondoambiente.it\/luoghi\/il-leccio-di-fronte-alla-chiesa-di-faltognano?ldc=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Holm Oak of Faltognano ( Vinci, Florence)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Holm Oak of Faltognano which has stood for at least 300 years dominates the hill that was Leonardo da Vinci&#8217; s birthplace with a spectacular view of the valley below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose to sit beneath it to admire nature the freshness and the essence of the Tuscan landscape<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elg21-oak-6915610_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8439\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4992888417882142;width:341px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elg21-oak-6915610_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elg21-oak-6915610_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elg21-oak-6915610_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elg21-oak-6915610_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elg21-oak-6915610_1920-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elg21-oak-6915610_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tips for showing respect to the  Green Tuscan Giants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoid stepping on the roots avoid leaving litter do not climb and remain silent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visiting Green Tuscan Giants is a great way to stay in touch with nature even during a trip to Tuscany and understand how powerful nature can be Beyond the usual visits to the cities of Lucca Pisa Viareggio or Pietrasanta. I propose a splendid tour perhaps by motorbike or Vespa from May to October Tuscany a nature &#8211; loving region established a 1998 law to protect and enhance monumental trees giving them a higher level of naturalistic and historical value. Visiting Green Tuscan Giants : Olive Tree of Thirty Wooden Clogs in Massarosa The olive tree of Thirty Wooden Clogs is a thousand-year.old olive tree<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/visiting-green-tuscan-giants\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[249,232,881,882,1373,1372,1371],"class_list":["entry","author-wp_1259183","post-8451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-itinerary","tag-bb-sunrise-massarosa-2","tag-blog-bb-sunrise-massarosa-2","tag-itinerary-by-car","tag-itinerary-by-motorbike","tag-massarosa-itinerary","tag-tuscani-itinerary","tag-visiting-green-tuscan-giants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8452,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8451\/revisions\/8452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}