The Natural-Forest Park of Poggio Neri

The wooden area of the Natural-Forest Park of Poggio Neri extends along the south area of Sassetta, also including the valley of the Cornia river, the slopes of the Calvo mount and the hills of the close locatity of Castagneto Carducci.

The park is formed by an untouched thick wooden vegetation, rich of ilex-trees, chestnut-tress and different floral variety, in which numerous animals have their natural environment.

The Natural-Forest Park of Poggio Neri is an oasis where it is possible to take long walks, to discover wonderful places and to pick the chestnuts up, from which the local economic richness comes.

Interesting is also to visit the museum located inside the park, in which it is possible to see all the typical phases of the traditional activities carried out by the community of Sassetta, like those related to the picking of the chestnuts and to the agriculture.