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Sarzanello Fortress

Name: Sarzanello Fortress
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Location: Sarzana, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

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1. Marina di Carrara Beach – Versilia River Cycle Path loop from Sarzana

70.3km

04:11

180m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Fosdinovo Castle – Roman Amphitheatre of Luni loop from Tendola

81.0km

06:02

1,840m

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

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3. Lunense Canal Cycle Path – Lagastrello Pass loop from Sarzana

96.5km

06:43

1,720m

1,730m

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

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Andrea B.

July 13, 2022

The Sarzanello fortress is a military fortification that stands in via alla Fortezza on the Sarzanello hill, near Sarzana, in the province of La Spezia, and dominates the Val di Magra from above. Its nature and its position make it one of the symbols of the city of Sarzana.
The fortress is composed of two distinct building elements:

the first, real castle is the main element of the fortification and has a triangular plan, with three bastions at the top. This factory element houses the actual structure of the castle;
the second is a huge ravelin in the form of a triangular fortified embankment, almost the same size as the fortress. Opposed to the first and connected via a flying bridge, so as to form a sort of rhombus made up of two triangles with the first element.
Access to the fortress is by crossing the stone bridge, which crosses the wide and deep fortified moat.

All the streets leading to the fortress are paved with large stones, the road can only be traveled with a MTB.

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Elevation 80 m

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Location: Sarzana, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

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Sarzanello Fortress

1. Marina di Carrara Beach – Versilia River Cycle Path loop from Sarzana

2. Fosdinovo Castle – Roman Amphitheatre of Luni loop from Tendola

3. Lunense Canal Cycle Path – Lagastrello Pass loop from Sarzana

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