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beautiful gravel road to or from Vicopisano

Beautiful, I often go there with my daughter. Anyone who comes to Pisa must absolutely visit it.

Also known as Certosa della Val Graziosa, this former monastery of the Carthusian Order is located in the municipality of Calci, in the province of Pisa. In Baroque style, the building currently houses the Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa and contains some important works such as a "Nativity" by Giuseppe Bottani, the only testimony of the Company of the Virgin Mary of New Venice that has survived to this day.

Restaurant at the start of Monte Serra. Check the opening times beforehand. It is not always open.

The Certosa is a place dear to all Pisans, located in the middle of Val Graziosa, so called for its amenity in ancient times. One part hosts the natural history museum managed by the university, while the rest of the convent structure is managed by the ministry (the state) and can be visited upon request (the custodians are very knowledgeable and kind, especially the boy with the long monk's beard).

A small Romanesque church immersed in the fields. Worth a stop.

A nice refreshment point in Montemagno, near the Zambra stream, with a mountain water fountain and benches in the shade.

The castle on the mountain overlooks the city of Caprona and the tower stands out at the top. The town of Caprona suffered an attack by the army of the Tuscan Guelph League, which included the young soldier Dante Alighieri. Dante mentions the place in the XXI Canto of the Inferno: “Thus I saw I already feared the infantry who issued under treaty from Caprona, seeing himself among constant enemies.”