DO NOT SET “PODERE TEPOLINO” AS YOUR FINAL DESTINATION USING COMMON NAVIGATION SYSTEMS.
You will get lost in the woods due to an error on the map or you will reach the village of Tepolini, which is close to us but from where it is not possible to reach us by car.
Only use your navigation system to reach “Castel del Piano” or to continue from there towards Seggiano.
At the moment, only Google Maps will take you directly to our studio if you set PODERE TEPOLINO as your final destination.
We have a large parking area that can also accommodate hot air balloons. Flying disc can land only if they are completely silent and powered by green propellants.
How to get to the Castel del Piano office at PODERE TEPOLINO
Podere Tepolino is located in the municipality of Castel del Piano – GROSSETO (please note that there is another Castel del Piano in the province of Perugia).
To get to Castel del Piano from the north on the motorway:
Exit the A1 motorway at Firenze IMPRUNETA (the exit before Firenze Sud).
As soon as you leave the motorway, turn right onto the Siena-Grosseto road. Follow this road, which is mostly a four-lane road, paying close attention to the speed cameras, which are well signposted, until you reach PAGANICO NORD.
This exit is immediately after a tunnel on the right and you have to follow a road downhill for a few hundred metres. At the bottom, turn left and follow the signs for MONTE AMIATA, Castel del Piano.
It is all very easy and well signposted.
Once you arrive in Castel del Piano
Follow the signs for SEGGIANO.
From the exit of Castel del Piano, head towards Seggiano for 2.5 km. You will see a plant shop on your right (there is a large sign with the name Lodi) right on a sharp left turn.
A few metres further on, you will see a fork in the road on the right leading uphill towards Vivo D’Orcia – Pescina. Continue straight ahead.
You will easily recognise a restaurant with a white canopy on your right: 170 gr is the name, which is not very visible on the wall.
Opposite this restaurant, on your LEFT, there is a road going downhill with various signs: Casidore, La Marrona, a white sign indicating Ass. IANUA MEDICA (located on our house).
The downhill road is almost entirely paved, becoming a dirt road for a very short stretch and then returning to pavement. Continue along this road for about one kilometre. Shortly after the asphalt resumes, on the RIGHT, you will find a large wooden sign with white lettering: Ass. Ianua Medica Amiata – Podere Tepolino – Az. Pachamama. These are three different names that indicate our farm and Podere Tepolino.
Turn right and after a few metres you will see Podere Pinzicalari, owned by our friend and colleague Federico del Conte.
Please note that this is not my studio and, above all, IT IS NOT OUR CAR PARK, so do not leave your vehicle here.
PLEASE CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 300 METRES, the road ends at our house.
Here you will find the car park and, following the narrow road on foot, you will arrive at the office: the last building on your left, recognisable by its light-coloured walls.
I know that a doctor should not publicly express his political views, and I have never done so in 40 years precisely to avoid the risk of any possible contamination of my doctor-patient relationships. But today, right now, I wish to take that risk. Today, right now, I feel a moral and civic duty to express my position, in the face of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza.
As someone involved in scientific research, teaching, and caring for many patients, as a doctor who believes in the values of international cooperation and scientific diplomacy, I cannot remain silent in the face of the systematic devastation that has been going on for too many months, and too many years, now.
I express my unequivocal solidarity with the Palestinian people, particularly those forced to live in inhumane conditions in the Gaza Strip, including the inability to access drinking water, food, and essential goods. The severity of the suffering inflicted on the civilian population, especially children, is shocking and absolutely unacceptable.
I join the growing chorus of academic institutions, human rights organizations, international law experts, and ordinary citizens in condemning the actions of the Israeli government, which have been causing forced displacement, indiscriminate bombing, and the deaths of tens of thousands of people for months. The systematic destruction of homes, hospitals, schools, and civilian infrastructure is not only a humanitarian tragedy but, above all, a serious violation of international humanitarian law. As a physician, teacher, and researcher, I affirm the right of every person, regardless of ethnicity, nationality, or creed, to live with dignity, to have access to education and health care, and to be protected from violence. The deliberate assumption of the risk of harming innocent civilians, particularly children, as documented by international observers and authoritative journalistic sources, requires a clear and decisive moral stance, without the slightest ambiguity.
Criticism of the Israeli government’s actions cannot be confused with anti-Semitism, just as defending the rights of the Palestinian people cannot be portrayed as a threat to Israel’s legitimate right to security.
I affirm the dignity and rights of all peoples. I reject the use of historical suffering to justify present oppression.
I take a crystal clear and responsible position against what is happening in Gaza and the Palestinian Territories, recognized by numerous voices in international law as a war crime and a crime against humanity.
