View of San Miniato – Lucca City Walls loop from San Romano - Montopoli - Santa Croce

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View of San Miniato – Lucca City Walls loop from San Romano - Montopoli - Santa Croce

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View of San Miniato – Lucca City Walls loop from San Romano - Montopoli - Santa Croce

06:13

99.1km

550m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 11.4 km for 20 m

After 11.5 km for 29 m

After 22.1 km for 22 m

After 22.2 km for 30 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.4 km

San Miniato Cathedral and Clock Tower

Highlight • Religious Site

San Miniato, city of good cuisine and white truffles, looks from a hill over the plain through which the Arno flows. The monumental palaces prove its grandeur, but all its charm lies in two esplanades formed by the unexpected Prato del Duomo and the square in front of the castle of Emperor Frederick II. The name San Miniato was previously followed by 'al Tedesco' (from the German.), because the city was the Tuscan residence of the German emperors from the 10th century.

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11.5 km

Piazza della Repubblica and Bishop’s Palace

Highlight • Historical Site

Along the Via Francigena, Piazza della Repubblica is surrounded by the facade of the Bishop's Seminary dating back to the 16th century.

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12.7 km

View of San Miniato

Highlight • Viewpoint

Panorama of San Miniato with the Prato della Rocca - the brick keep on the flattened hilltop - and the bell tower of the Prato del Duomo.

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19.9 km

Arno

Lake

22.2 km

Viewpoint

59.2 km

Lucca City Walls

Highlight • Monument

Lucca has one of the most impressive fully preserved city walls in Europe. The wall with the Italian name "Mura di Lucca" is almost 4 km long and completely surrounds the historic center. The city walls are more than 10 meters high in many places. In the past, the city was accessed through 6 gates, today there are more entrances. On the tree-lined wall there is a wide circular path.

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59.8 km

Via del Fosso (also known as Via dei Fossi), Lucca

Highlight • Historical Site

Via del Fosso, also known as Via dei Fossi among Lucca residents, is one of the most characteristic streets of Lucca. This street follows the path of the moat, dug in 1376 to defend the eastern part of the city. For centuries, the water of the canal was used as a driving force for numerous craft workshops, including silk factories. Still today, the street is characterized by a specific type of building, functional for the silk activities, with open terraces on the upper floors, used as drying racks, and the ground floor covered with cross vaults that allowed the use of various mechanical devices, powered by the water of the canal.

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60.7 km

Lucca City Walls

Highlight • Monument

To go around the walls it is better to rent a bike.

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61.8 km

Lucca City Walls

Highlight • Monument

Built between the 1500s and 1600s, the walls of Lucca are, after those of Nicosia, the second largest example in Europe of walls built according to the principles of "modern style" fortification that have been completely preserved in a large city.

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62.4 km

Historic Centre of Lucca

Highlight • Historical Site

The birthplace of Giacomo Puccini. is a gem that no one should ignore. Behind the heavy fortress walls that bear witness to a glorious past, lies a particularly atmospheric medieval town with rich and exceptional architecture. Life is good in Lucca, where cyclists and pedestrians come and go in the lively, narrow streets. Because of the church facades that almost look like lace, the two old towers that have been saved from the hundred that used to reach the sky and the oval-shaped Piazza dell'Anfiteatro with its cozy terraces, it is tempting to stay a little longer in Lucca.

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86.5 km