Via Aurelia Coastal Road – Calafuria Tower loop from Castiglioncello
Via Aurelia Coastal Road – Calafuria Tower loop from Castiglioncello
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Via Aurelia Coastal Road – Calafuria Tower loop from Castiglioncello
02:31
51.5km
680m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 15, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 41.1 km for 169 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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7.26 km
Via del Vaiolo Scenic Road
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Via del Vaiolo offers more than a scenic spot and is particularly beautiful in spring when the colors of the blooms add to the bright green of the meadows and trees and the deep blue of the sea in the background.
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12.9 km
View of the Tuscan Coast
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16.7 km
Gabbro Clock Tower
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16.7 km
Gabbro Viewpoint
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20.1 km
Descent Towards the Sea
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39.3 km
Boccale Castle
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The original nucleus of the Boccale castle is represented by a watchtower (also known as Torre del Maroccone or Torre del Diavolo), built by the Medici in the sixteenth century, perhaps on the remains of a pre-existing structure built by the Republic of Pisa in medieval era.
At the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the tower was significantly transformed; it was incorporated into a neo-medieval style residence, complete with battlements and became the property of a private family.
The complex, today, consists of a rectangular plan body, covered by a sloping roof and surrounded by three small round towers. On the front closest to the sea stands the ancient Medici's tower, square in shape.
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39.3 km
Via Aurelia Coastal Road
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Tip by
39.6 km
Calafuria Tower
Highlight • Monument
Its construction dates back to the 16th century with the aim of protecting the coast from raids by Barbary pirates; later, when its purely defensive functions ceased, it was used to control the coast in order to counter smuggling. For this reason it was also restored at the beginning of the twentieth century with the reconstruction of the roof and the perimeter gallery at the top,
The building has a square plan, with a body of almost 8 meters on each side supported by a large scarp wall; the access is located above this mighty base. The tower, about 20 meters high, is closed by a projecting gallery and a roof with four sloping pitches.
Restoration works are currently underway; therefore it cannot be visited.
Next to the tower of Calafuria and the bridge of the same name, there is the Calafuria Nature Reserve, a real paradise for hikers and trekkers: a large area that climbs the nearby hill, devoid of human settlements and rich in gorse, aromatic plants, scrub shrubs Mediterranean, pine trees and a fauna that lives undisturbed there.
Tip by
40.6 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
41.2 km
Calignaia
Beach
51.5 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
43.3 km
5.96 km
1.19 km
501 m
494 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
50.5 km
444 m
431 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (320 m)
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