{"id":14669,"date":"2025-05-21T09:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmontelupo.it\/the-medicean-way\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:06:34","slug":"the-medicean-way","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitmontelupo.it\/en\/the-medicean-way\/","title":{"rendered":"The Medici Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-121623&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;142455&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;895385&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;1200&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;391780&#8243; subheading=&#8221;Discover the area&#8221;]The Medici Trail[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;165909&#8243; row_height_pixel=&#8221;500&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_image=&#8221;14671&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;506812&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;1200&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;14671&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; desktop_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; medium_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;485163&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-489713&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;829228&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-121623&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;176834&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The Medici Trail is a 78.3 km long itinerary of medium difficulty that can be completed in 4 or more days, passing also through Montelupo Fiorentino.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;504173&#8243;]The Medici Trail is a 78.3 km long itinerary of medium difficulty that can be completed in 4 or more days. 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