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Aqueduct – Parrana S. Martino (Livorno) loop from Nugola
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Aqueduct – Parrana S. Martino (Livorno) loop from Nugola
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Aqueduct – Parrana S. Martino (Livorno) loop from Nugola
02:07
43.0km
640m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 22, 2026
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4.48 km
Colognole Aqueduct (Leopoldino Aqueduct)
Highlight • Monument
This grandiose work, inspired by French neoclassical architecture, was commissioned in 1792 by Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and completed by Leopold II of Lorraine, hence the name "Leopoldino". The neoclassical pipes and cisterns were part of a sophisticated plan to supply water to Livorno and clean it. It was Livorno's only water source until 1912 and still serves some parts of the city today. However, some parts of the arches are in a state of decay due to the dense surrounding vegetation.
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4.56 km
Aqueduct
Highlight • Monument
The silence of the blessed hills
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8.70 km
Parrana S. Martino (Livorno)
Highlight • Settlement
Parrana S. Martino is a small hamlet of the municipality of Collesalvetti (province of Livorno, Tuscany) located along the eastern slopes of the Livorno Mountains, about 200 meters above sea level, where the wood gives way to large cultivated valleys.
It can be reached either from the north, coming from Livorno along the S.P.4, or from the east, coming from Pisa or Rome along the S.R206 (Emilia).
In both cases, you need to have well-trained legs, because there are some short but challenging uphill stretches.
The name is most likely a predial toponym (the suffix -anus or -ana indicates the possession of an estate by a landowner) and here, probably, refers to the Latin surname Parra (English: hoopoe, or owl); therefore Parrana would indicate a place characterized by this type of birds. The second part of the name, San Martino, refers, instead, to the local parish and serves to distinguish this locality from other homonymous ones.
Among the notable things of this area we can mention a necropolis and a section of the Leopoldine aqueduct.
The archaeological site (discovered only 10 years ago) includes about 150 burials and is dated between the end of the Bronze Age and the beginning of the Iron Age (late 2nd - early 1st millennium BC).
The Leopoldine aqueduct was built by the Grand Duke Leopoldo of Lorraine in order to bring drinking water from the source of Colognole to the city of Livorno. It was inaugurated in 1852 and worked until the last years of the nineteenth century.
Its high and well preserved arches can be easily seen from the road coming from Livorno, before reaching the hamlet.
It can be reached either from the north, coming from Livorno along the S.P.4, or from the east, coming from Pisa or Rome along the S.R206 (Emilia).
In both cases, you need to have well-trained legs, because there are some short but challenging uphill stretches.
The name is most likely a predial toponym (the suffix -anus or -ana indicates the possession of an estate by a landowner) and here, probably, refers to the Latin surname Parra (English: hoopoe, or owl); therefore Parrana would indicate a place characterized by this type of birds. The second part of the name, San Martino, refers, instead, to the local parish and serves to distinguish this locality from other homonymous ones.
Among the notable things of this area we can mention a necropolis and a section of the Leopoldine aqueduct.
The archaeological site (discovered only 10 years ago) includes about 150 burials and is dated between the end of the Bronze Age and the beginning of the Iron Age (late 2nd - early 1st millennium BC).
The Leopoldine aqueduct was built by the Grand Duke Leopoldo of Lorraine in order to bring drinking water from the source of Colognole to the city of Livorno. It was inaugurated in 1852 and worked until the last years of the nineteenth century.
Its high and well preserved arches can be easily seen from the road coming from Livorno, before reaching the hamlet.
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14.7 km
Colognole (Livorno)
Highlight • Settlement
Colognole is a small hamlet of the municipality of Collesalvetti (province of Livorno, Tuscany), located on a hill, about a dozen kilometers from Livorno.
The toponym "Colognole" or "Colognola" is rather common in Italy and originates from the Latin Coloniola, ie small colony. In the newly conquered territories, the Romans used to build colonies of former soldiers ready to step in to give a hand to the army in caseof riots.
Over time, some of them became cities that often retain their ancient origin in their present name: Mediolanum (Milan) Arelate (Arles), Colonia Agrippina (Köln), Augusta Treverorum (Trier), Castellum ad Confluentes (Koblenz)...
From Colognole the road goes down to SS.206, the ancient Via Emilia Scauri (from the name of its creator Marcus Aemilius Scaurus), which was built by Romans in the 2nd century BC., to face the northern incursions of the Celtic tribes of the Ligurians.
Just in this area, a milestone (2nd century AD) was found that reminds the road and its origin.
The toponym "Colognole" or "Colognola" is rather common in Italy and originates from the Latin Coloniola, ie small colony. In the newly conquered territories, the Romans used to build colonies of former soldiers ready to step in to give a hand to the army in caseof riots.
Over time, some of them became cities that often retain their ancient origin in their present name: Mediolanum (Milan) Arelate (Arles), Colonia Agrippina (Köln), Augusta Treverorum (Trier), Castellum ad Confluentes (Koblenz)...
From Colognole the road goes down to SS.206, the ancient Via Emilia Scauri (from the name of its creator Marcus Aemilius Scaurus), which was built by Romans in the 2nd century BC., to face the northern incursions of the Celtic tribes of the Ligurians.
Just in this area, a milestone (2nd century AD) was found that reminds the road and its origin.
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Via del Marmigliaio Climb
Highlight • Climb
This short (less than 1 km), but really challenging climb, is located in via del Marmigliaio.
Its name derives from a "marmor miliarium", that is a milestone, found in this area. It belonged to an ancient Roman road of the 1st century. B.C., Via Aemilia Scauri, which connected Cecina with Pisa.
The Latin origin of the name is also testified by the fact that the nearby village of Colognole takes its name from "coloniola", that is a small colony of military origin.
Its name derives from a "marmor miliarium", that is a milestone, found in this area. It belonged to an ancient Roman road of the 1st century. B.C., Via Aemilia Scauri, which connected Cecina with Pisa.
The Latin origin of the name is also testified by the fact that the nearby village of Colognole takes its name from "coloniola", that is a small colony of military origin.
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20.2 km
Valle Benedetta (Livorno, Tuscany)
Highlight • Settlement
The Valle Benedetta, (meaning "Benedictine", not "Blessed"), is a hamlet of the municipality of Livorno, located over 300 m. altitude in the midst of the Livorno hills and, more precisely, on the slopes of Poggio Lecceta; it is about 9 kilometers from the city center. As well as from Livorno (about 9 kilometers away), you can access it from the village of Gabbro, from the hamlet of Colognole or through a fascinating dirt path through shady woods, abandoned quarries or mills, and an ancient hermitage. It is surrounded by a vast, protected natural area (which takes the name of " Foresta della Valle Benedetta") where maritime pine and Mediterranean maquis predominate.
Near this small settlement, in addition to a grocery store, a restaurant and a cemetery there is a military radar, a weather monitoring station and an astronomical observatory.
In ancient times this place was completely wild and inhospitable, inhabited by wolves and brigands, but in the seventeenth century the Vallombrosan monk Colombino Bassi, (native of Livorno), wanted to found here a church dedicated to St Giovanni Gualberto (the founder of their congregation) with the annexed monastery.
The building, completed in 1697, was entrusted to the monks of the Benedictine order, from which the entire valley took its name.
A dirt road still connects it to the nearby hermitage of Sambuca. Today the village is populated by about 150 people and is a destination for excursions by the inhabitants of Livorno.
Near this small settlement, in addition to a grocery store, a restaurant and a cemetery there is a military radar, a weather monitoring station and an astronomical observatory.
In ancient times this place was completely wild and inhospitable, inhabited by wolves and brigands, but in the seventeenth century the Vallombrosan monk Colombino Bassi, (native of Livorno), wanted to found here a church dedicated to St Giovanni Gualberto (the founder of their congregation) with the annexed monastery.
The building, completed in 1697, was entrusted to the monks of the Benedictine order, from which the entire valley took its name.
A dirt road still connects it to the nearby hermitage of Sambuca. Today the village is populated by about 150 people and is a destination for excursions by the inhabitants of Livorno.
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20.3 km
Beautiful climb from Limoncino to Valle Benedetta
Highlight (Segment) • Climb
The climb towards the Benedetta Valley from Livorno begins in the locality of Limoncino (60 m asl) and ends at the crossroads leading to the village (just next to the cemetery, at 320 m asl). It's a steady climb (4.5 km with a maximum gradient of 6.5%, except for a short flat section) on an asphalted and winding road.
The climb from Livorno towards Val Benedetta begins in Limoncino (60 m above sea level) and ends at the crossroads that leads to the town (right next to the cemetery, at 320 m above sea level). It is a constant climb (4.5 km with a maximum gradient of 6.5%, except for a short flat stretch) on a winding asphalt road.
If you want, you can return to Livorno with a circular route: therefore, continue the climb for a couple of km to the highest point (370 m above sea level); then, after 0.8 km of steep descent, you find a crossroads. Here, instead of continuing straight towards Colognole, turn right; after about 1.4 km, at the next crossroads towards the hamlet of Gabbro or Livorno, turn right again, staying on Via di Popogna: a long, fast and shaded descent (8-10 km) will quickly bring you back to the gates of the city.
The climb from Livorno towards Val Benedetta begins in Limoncino (60 m above sea level) and ends at the crossroads that leads to the town (right next to the cemetery, at 320 m above sea level). It is a constant climb (4.5 km with a maximum gradient of 6.5%, except for a short flat stretch) on a winding asphalt road.
If you want, you can return to Livorno with a circular route: therefore, continue the climb for a couple of km to the highest point (370 m above sea level); then, after 0.8 km of steep descent, you find a crossroads. Here, instead of continuing straight towards Colognole, turn right; after about 1.4 km, at the next crossroads towards the hamlet of Gabbro or Livorno, turn right again, staying on Via di Popogna: a long, fast and shaded descent (8-10 km) will quickly bring you back to the gates of the city.
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43.0 km
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40.8 km
1.42 km
633 m
256 m
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42.8 km
160 m
124 m
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