that the bike makes you hungry ; therefore , tasty food cannot be missing , which we find just outside the walls . We enjoy excellent ‘ schiacciate ’ stuffed with locally produced cold cuts accompanied by an excellent glass of Chianti .
The SP47 , which leads us to Castel San Gimignano , is called by local motorcyclists ' little track ' and it is enough to go through some of its curves to understand why . We are on one of the roads that every motorcyclist should travel at least once in their life . A succession of hairpin bends and S-curves in perfect counter-slope , accompanied by ups and downs that give the feeling of being on a rollercoaster . You ride in a mixture of concentration and happiness listening to the sound of the engine and the silence coming from our intercoms .
The emotions continue on the SS68 which we take towards Volterra to deviate towards the small hamlet of Mazzolla . Less known than the surrounding cities , it is mentioned since the 13th century as the castle of Volterra but , despite its millenary history , today it has a few dozen inhabitants . From the square we can see the succession of hills on which an infinite number of rural roads stretch towards farmhouses that have become guesthouse over time . The dominant silence is broken only by the chirping of birds , which reappeared after the long winter months .
Returning to the SS68 we meet the first of the legacies of the exhibition project conceived by Mauro Staccioli , called " Places of experience ". The red " ring " that frames the hills of Volterra , located on the edge of the most scenic bend in the Val di Cecina , is perhaps his best-known work .
The SP15 leads us to the area known as Balze di Volterra , rock formations typical of this area which is affected by numerous landslides
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