--to Monte Falterona (5434 ft.) about four hours. Guide advisable (5 frs.). The usual way is by Porciano, an ancient stronghold of the Guidi. From here following the path in a northerly direction to the Capo d’Arno, from where by a steep ascent to the refuge _Ricovero Dante_ built by the Italian Alpine Club. (The key procurable at the house of Signor Beni at Stia, or of the Secretary of the Club at Florence.) In the club hut only bare bedsteads. On a clear day the view extends to the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian. From Falterona a splendid walk along the mountain ridge to Camaldoli. --to Santa Maria delle Grazie, at one time a dependency of Vallombrosa, sometimes called Vallombrosella. The church, beautifully situated, dates from the end of fifteenth century. Some good pictures and several beautiful _della Robbias_. The ruins of Castel Castagnajo, and of Campo Lombardo, strongholds of the Guidi, are seen on the further side of the river. A path leads on to the mountain village Vallucciole. Another road along the valley of the Staggia leads to Gaviserri branching off to the left to Papiano, near which are the ruins of Urbech, a stronghold of the Guidi. --to the Castle and Church of Romena along the road which joins the main road over the Consuma. The Castle ruins are in a commanding position and are visible from afar. The site in 1034 was in the power of Count Guido Alberti of Spoleto, and passed into the family of the Guidi through marriage. It passed to Florence in 1357. An inscription records Dante’s stay here during his exile. Half a mile below lie the ruins of the church, built in 1152, as mentioned on one of the column capitals. The road passes Fonte Branda. The church, which contains some good paintings, has been restored. Beyond Romena the road returns to the main road which rises to Omo Morto, a heap of stones that is popularly associated with Maestro Adamo of Brescia, and beyond to Casaccia and the pass over the Consuma. INDEX Adamo of Brescia, 118, 141. Ampère, _Voyages dantesques_, 11, 122. Apennines, 57, 77 ff. Archiano, 57, 78, 109, 136. Arezzo, trains from, 133. Arno, valley of the, 1; sources of, 113 ff. Arnolfo Lapo, 110. Badia a Prataglia, 10, 85, 87; inns at and situation, 136. Badia a Tega, 10. Bagno, 56, 68, 136. Battifolle, 90; ruins of, 139. Beni, guide book of, 49, 125; address of, 141. Bibbiena, 2, 13 ff.; market-place, 14; inns at and excursions from, 134. Bibbiena, Cardinal, 13, 17, 21 ff. Borgo alla Collina, 122; situation of, 138. Boscoverde, pension at, 136. Buonconte, killed at Campaldino, 114, 117. Cajano, 139. _Calandra_, 26 ff. Camaldoli, 2, 51 ff.; views of, 53, 73; landmark of, 76; approaches of, 133, 136; inns at and excursions from, 137; paths to, 140. Campaldino, 114, 120, 138. Campi, 134. Campo Lombardo, 141. Camprena, 55. Capo d’Arno, 113 ff.; paths to, 140. Cappella degli Uccelli, 134. Caprera, 135. Casaccia, 131, 139. Casalino, 140.