Aqueduct – The Casini di Ardenza loop from Parrana San Martino
Aqueduct – The Casini di Ardenza loop from Parrana San Martino
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Aqueduct – The Casini di Ardenza loop from Parrana San Martino
02:08
49.5km
360m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 22, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 29.6 km for 215 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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3.26 km
Aqueduct
Highlight • Monument
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3.34 km
Colognole Aqueduct (Leopoldino Aqueduct)
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27.0 km
The Casini di Ardenza
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It was designed (and completed in 1845) in the neoclassical style then in vogue in Livorno by the architect Giuseppe Cappellini, famous above all for having designed the Goldoni Theater in Livorno. The Casini (which means stately country residence intended for leisure) are made up of 13 buildings united in a single building (for a total of 322 rooms) arranged in the shape of an omega flanked by two lateral wings and overlooking the promenade love. The main facade is characterized by a large pediment and Ionic columns, and the lateral structures show a portico with elegant Tuscan-style sandstone columns. The complex included a ballroom, a restaurant, gaming and billiard rooms, stables and an English park at the back.
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29.7 km
View of the Sea at Livorno
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31.8 km
Fontane del Tacca
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However, the fountains never reached Livorno (probably because their water flow was too modest to satisfy the needs of so many sailors), but were instead diverted to Florence, where they are now displayed in Piazza SS. Annunziata, provoking strong resentment among the people of Livorno. Therefore, three centuries later, the Municipality of Florence decided to donate not a copy of the two fountains, but a second original (cast from the same mold that created Tacca's work). The municipality of Livorno then ordered, at its own expense this time, another "clone" and decided to place the two monuments at the end of Via Grande, not far from the statues of the Grand Duke and the four Moors.
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32.6 km
Central Market of Livorno
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33.7 km
Old Fortress Dockyard (Livorno)
Highlight • Castle
A journey through time to discover Livorno's past
Crossing the threshold of the Old Fortress, sister of the younger New Fortress, you will be transported back in time, to the very place where the first nucleus of the city was born and developed. Built in the sixteenth century by order of Cosimo I De' Medici, this architectural jewel is a real treasure trove of hidden treasures and in reality much more than a simple military fortress. We are dealing with the true guardian of Livorno's roots.
The massive red walls, the imposing ramparts rising from the sea, the towers, the coats of arms, the tombstones and the marble details of this Renaissance work of art tell in fact of a past of greatness and resistance, revealing the genius and deeds of the men who shared its history.
From the top of the walls you can also enjoy a breathtaking view. You will see Livorno and its port from a unique perspective, while on the horizon the Tyrrhenian Sea spreads out and gets lost in the blue sky.
A fortress with the history of Livorno inside
The Old Fortress was built starting in 1519 on a project by one of the most famous military architects of the time, Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, and is characterized by an asymmetrical structure that includes three large bastions: that of the Ampolletta, facing the city, that of the Canaviglia towards the port and that of the Capitana to the north-east.
The internal structure is a real cross-section of the history of the city: it includes the remains of the medieval tower with a square plan (around 1077) that marked the first port of Livorno, the keep of Mathilda (around 1241) and the fortification walls of the ancient Quadratura dei Pisani, still visible (around 1377). From the Portus Pisanus to the Medici, from the Lorraine to the Napoleonic occupations, from the uprisings of the Risorgimento to the deep scars of the Second World War, the Old Fortress has accompanied Livorno and the people of Livorno in all eras, giving them the beloved certainty of an ever-present reference.
Text / Source: Livorno Turistico, Largo del Cisternino, 13 - 57123 Livorno (LI) - Italy
visit-livorno.it/attrazione/fortezza-vecchia
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49.5 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
43.0 km
3.56 km
2.80 km
193 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
46.3 km
2.21 km
957 m
127 m
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Saturday 27 June
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