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Torre degli Upezzinghi (Torre di Caprona)

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Torre degli Upezzinghi (Torre di Caprona)

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Location: Calci, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

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Top cycling routes to Torre degli Upezzinghi (Torre di Caprona)

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1. Villa and Park of Corliano – Vicopisano Medieval Towers loop from San Giuliano Terme

61.2km

03:35

260m

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2. Arno Cycle Path – Arno Cycle Path loop from Navacchio

29.2km

02:14

690m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Nottolini Aqueduct – Nottolini Aqueduct loop from Navacchio

66.7km

04:32

1,020m

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Marco Salvadori

May 21, 2023

The profile of the fortress that joins the steep wall ... a unique spectacle with the Pisan mountains in the background. the fortress of Caprona is a destination absolutely to be reached. The road to get there is not long and can be traveled on foot or by MTB.

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Giuseppe Martino

June 3, 2020

The real name is Torre degli Upezzinghi, which is what remains of a castle built in more recent times that dominated the Arno valley up to Pisa and the mouth of the river.; the medieval one was dismantled in 1433 by the Florentines, after they had seized Pisa.

But it wasn't the first time that Florentines fights for the possession of Caprona.

In the August 1289, a battle took place between the army of the Guelph league of Tuscany, formed mainly by Lucchesi and Florentines, and the Ghibelline troops of the municipality of Pisa. Dante Alighieri took part in this battle: the poet was one of the four hundred knights and 2000 pedestrians of the Florentine militia who laid siege to the Pisan stronghold. Himself cites the circumstance in the twenty-first song of hell of the Divine Comedy

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June 5, 2020

The Torre di Caprona seen from below, represents one of the most suggestive glimpses of the Pisan mountains and is connected to the Rocca della Verruca through a beautiful path. Together they represent the fulcrum of most excursions on the Pisan side. Once at the top, the view is breathtaking

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Location: Calci, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Torre degli Upezzinghi (Torre di Caprona)

1. Villa and Park of Corliano – Vicopisano Medieval Towers loop from San Giuliano Terme

2. Arno Cycle Path – Arno Cycle Path loop from Navacchio

3. Nottolini Aqueduct – Nottolini Aqueduct loop from Navacchio

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