Mercatale Bridge – Vitruvian Man Sculpture, Vinci loop from Prato Centrale

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Mercatale Bridge – Vitruvian Man Sculpture, Vinci loop from Prato Centrale

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Mercatale Bridge – Vitruvian Man Sculpture, Vinci loop from Prato Centrale

04:30

67.8km

940m

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 10, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 58.6 km for 162 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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827 m

Mercatale Bridge

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The Mercatale bridge is located in Prato and is of medieval origin. It gave access to the homonymous square which at the time was one of the largest in Europe. …

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12.2 km

Cycle Path Along the Stella Stream

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Convenient track along the embankment that allows you to go from Quarrata to Poggio a Caiano

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13.1 km

Viewpoint

26.7 km

San Baronto

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Climb to get to the town of Carmignano. It takes its name from the country of departure: Seano.

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26.7 km

View from the Summit of San Baronto

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Classic cycling destination that can be reached from Vinci, Lamporecchio or Quarrata.

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37.7 km

Vinci, birthplace of Leonardo, houses a museum that shows his works: from engineering to painting. The city of Vinci is also home to the unicorn festival once a year (festaunicorno.com/it/index.html?l=it) when the town is filled with cosplay fans.

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37.8 km

Vitruvian Man Sculpture, Vinci

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Beautiful representation of Leonardo's Vitruvian man in the square of Vinci

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45.6 km

Frabibbo

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50.7 km

Madonna del Papa Shrine

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Located on the slope that leads from Carmignano to Pinone. From here the road to Baccheteto starts on the right

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54.8 km

Carmignano D.O.C.G. Vineyards.

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Carmignano wine can be considered the progenitor of the so-called Super Tuscan wines (great Tuscan wines obtained by adding international vines such as Cabernet or Merlot to Sangiovese). Already in …

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67.8 km

End point

Train Station

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