Routes

Route planner

Features

Product updates

Get the App

Discover

Places to see

Castles

Italy

Livorno

View of the Castle of Romito (Livorno)

Discover

Places to see

Castles

Italy

Livorno

View of the Castle of Romito (Livorno)

Recommended by 104 road cyclists out of 106

Save

Location: Livorno, Italy

Save

See rides here

Take Me There

Hikes here

Best Road Cycling Rides to View of the Castle of Romito (Livorno)

4.7

(28)

495

riders

1. Costiera di Calafuria e Montenero – loop from Cecina

74.3km

03:14

640m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

4.5

(22)

481

riders

2. Via Aurelia Coastal Road – Calafuria Tower loop from Livorno Centrale

67.0km

02:49

420m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

4.6

(16)

277

riders

3. Calafuria Tower – Via Aurelia Coastal Road loop from Ardenza

63.0km

02:51

660m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

Tips

Ciclosofista

December 14, 2020

Halfway between the city of Livorno and its hamlet, Quercianella, there is the Sonnino Castle (or Castle of Romito).

The coastal road (the former SS.1) south of Livorno is mainly flat with an alternation of rocks and sand; the only elevation is a small promontory which in the locality of Romito falls sheer into the sea from an altitude of about ninety meters.

There, on the top, is the Castle that Sidney Sonnino (Premier and then Minister in the 19th century) wanted to be built at the end of the 19th century, to be his home and then his burial place.

The interior of the castle, apart from a large and bright lounge, is rather simple and austere, but the exterior is imposing, with high walls, tower, battlements and a chapel in the surrounding wooded park. The castle was built in neo-Gothic style on a sixteenth-century fortress, erected in turn by the Medici on the remains of a previous watchtower.

The view from the castle is spectacular and comes to show not only the islands of Gorgona, Capraia and Elba, but Corsica as well.

Windbeutel

September 13, 2021

Great shoreline

Translated by Google •

Dona&Leo

March 21, 2023

The road runs along the coast with beautiful cliffs overlooking the sea and is only slightly traveled.

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 140 m

Weather

Today

Monday 15 September

25°C

21°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Livorno, Italy

View of the Castle of Romito (Livorno)

1. Costiera di Calafuria e Montenero – loop from Cecina

2. Via Aurelia Coastal Road – Calafuria Tower loop from Livorno Centrale

3. Calafuria Tower – Via Aurelia Coastal Road loop from Ardenza

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️