Pietrasanta – Cathedral Square, Pietrasanta loop from Pietrasanta

Pietrasanta – Cathedral Square, Pietrasanta loop from Pietrasanta

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Pietrasanta – Cathedral Square, Pietrasanta loop from Pietrasanta

03:05

50.7km

1,040m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 50.4 km for 141 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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731 m

Sphinx and Dove Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

This special bronze work of art is by Gonzales Alba. The base is on a granite block.

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21.6 km

Cansoli Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Very quiet and isolated valley, many prefer to go up from here with softer bends. The descent is also very gentle.

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37.2 km

Minazzana Scenic Road and Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

44.8 km

Seravezza, together with the municipalities of Pietrasanta, Forte dei Marmi and Stazzema, is part of Versilia, a Tuscan sub-region in the province of Lucca. It is a small town located at the confluence of two streams, the Serra and the Vezza, which from here on give life to the Versilia river.
Seravezza is famous both for a beautiful 16th century Medici villa, declared World Heritage Site by Unesco and because, in different times of the year, it houses folklore events, reviews of local products, festivities and sacred events.
From 2014 onwards, in April, a non-competitive charity cycle tour starts from Seravezza in honor of Marco Talini: he was a courageous insulin-dependent person engaged in various transcontinental bike tours to support the fight against diabetes and poverty; but in 2013, during the his cycling tour Ushuaia-Alaska, he was killed by a truck in Mexico.

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49.9 km

Pietrasanta

Highlight • Settlement

Pietrasanta is the most important city of Versilia (the coastal sub-region of the province of Lucca) and the capital of the artistic marble-working.
City of medieval origin, important also from the religious point of view, being located on the Via Francigena, inherited from the Middle Ages the urban layout, the fortifications with the Fortress and, above all, the Cathedral of S. Martino, the former convent of S. Agostino, the Palazzo Pretorio and numerous palaces, enclosed in the historical center.
Since ancient times Pietrasanta has been linked to the working of bronze and marble (which is extracted from the nearby Apuan Alps and was also used by Michelangelo for its masterpieces) and is now an open-air museum: in addition to the many art workshops or art galleries, you can visit and admire too in its streets and squares the works that famous modern authors such as Mitoraj and Botero, Mirò and Pomodoro have donated to the city.
There are also many Italian and foreign artists who have chosen Pietrasanta as a permanent place of residence, while thousands of tourists pour out every summer into the wide territory of the town, attracted by art, the Apuan mountains and the sea.

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50.0 km