The best cycling routes around Cascina

The Torre degli Upezzinghi, also known as Torre di Caprona, is a striking structure located on a rocky spur in the municipality of Vicopisano, in the province of Pisa. Although it is a 19th-century copy erected by the Upezzinghi family, it stands on the site of an ancient medieval castle dating back to the mid-11th century and dismantled by the Florentines in 1433. This place is famous in Italian history and literature for being the scene of a celebrated battle in 1289 in which the young Dante Alighieri participated, who later expressly mentioned the siege of Caprona in the 21st canto of the Inferno in the Divine Comedy.

Ciclovia del Trammino (or Ciclopista del Trammino) is a protected cycle path in Tuscany that connects the center of Pisa to the Tyrrhenian Sea (Marina di Pisa), following the route of the historic former tram line Pisa-Marina di Pisa-Livorno.

The Ciclopista dell'Arno is one of the most important cycle tourism projects in Tuscany. In the territory of Pisa, the route represents the exciting final stretch of a cycle path that originates on Monte Falterona. It connects the monumental richness of the city of the Tower directly to the Tyrrhenian Sea

Ciclovia del Trammino (or Ciclopista del Trammino) is a protected cycle path in Tuscany that connects the center of Pisa to the Tyrrhenian Sea (Marina di Pisa), following the route of the historic former tram line Pisa-Marina di Pisa-Livorno.

The Ciclopista del Trammino is a protected cycle path about 13-14 km long that connects the center of Pisa to Marina di Pisa and reaches Tirrenia, following the route of the historic former tram line. Main characteristics Length: Approximately 13-14 km one way (entirely flat). Difficulty: Very easy, suitable for everyone and ideal for families. Surface: Asphalt on a protected right-of-way. Starting point: It begins in Pisa near the old station in the Porta a Mare area / Largo Uliano Martini. End point: It reaches Marina di Pisa (Arno estuary) and continues to Tirrenia (former Lido station).

La Ciclopista del Trammino is a protected cycle path about 13-14 km long that connects the center of Pisa to Marina di Pisa and reaches Tirrenia, following the route of the historic former tram line. Main characteristics Length: About 13-14 km one way (entirely flat). Difficulty: Very easy, suitable for everyone and ideal for families. Road surface: Asphalt on its own protected track. Starting point: Starts in Pisa near the old station in the Porta a Mare / Largo Uliano Martini area. Arrival: Arrives at Marina di Pisa (Mouth of the Arno) and continues to Tirrenia (former Lido station).

An elderly gentleman from a bygone era, with a jacket, bow tie, fedora, and walking stick, looks up to observe a young artist on scaffolding who, to the rhythm of hip hop music, frantically traces strange figures on a wall with a brush. He watches, stunned, for a few minutes, then leaves the strange encounter behind and walks away: before exiting the scene, someone asks him if he appreciates it, and he shakes his head no with his index finger. This is how the short documentary by director Andrea Soldani concludes. Conceived as a music clip (the kind that young people a few decades ago devoured, so much so that they were often remembered as the “MTV generation”), it bears witness to the extraordinary genesis of the work Tuttomondo, perhaps the most famous mural in Italy, which Keith Haring (Reading, 1958 – New York, 1990) created in Pisa in 1989. It almost seems like a metaphor for the past giving way to the future, and in fact, the entire operation seems to take on these values of comparison.

The Church of San Michele degli Scalzi is an ancient Catholic place of worship located in the eastern area of Pisa, famous above all for housing one of the city's three leaning bell towers. Documented since 1025 as an oratory, the current complex dates back to the second half of the 12th century, when it was rebuilt to house the Pulsan Benedictine monks (commonly called "Scalzi"). It is located in a quiet and evocative position along the Arno River, adjacent to the viale delle Piagge.