Nordic Walking in Prato

Prato offers the opportunity to try Nordic Walking, the famous strolling walk, along the paths of the Cascine di Tavola and on the hilly and flat trails bordering the Bisenzio river. It is a healthy sport that can be practiced by the whole family, it is good for the circulation, strengthens arms and shoulders, improves posture and tones buttocks and abdomen. A cheap and fun sport that allows you to enjoy nature and a healthy and active lifestyle.

The Nordic Walking Park Prato trails, created by the Colline Toscane Nordic Walking A.S.D. with the contribution of the Municipality of Prato, wind up in the Cascine di Tavola park. It is a protected natural area of ​​local interest, which was part of the estate of the Medici Villa Poggio a Caiano. It occupies a particularly large area (about 300 hectares) located to the southwest of Prato.

The suggestive avenues with pines and holms, as well as the path in the woods and the large meadow in the center of the park, make the space very varied and relaxing to carry out physical activity and admire traces of the Medici architecture. The three paths - the Pavoniere Woods, the Pratone (wide meadow) and the Medicean Hills - have natural, dirt-like and grassy grounds and have no gradients.