ancient ruins
Volterra
An ancient Etruscan hilltop town in Tuscany known for its alabaster workshops and Roman theater ruins.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Cecina
Tuscany, Italy · Europe
About Cecina
Cecina is worth a stop: 10 minutes from La California, 30km from Volterra.
Cecina is in Tuscany, Italy, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is La California, about 5 km away.
Cecina railway station is an Italian railway station on the Tirrenica railway line in Tuscany.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Cecina?
Within an hour or so of Cecina: Volterra (30 km), Museo Piaggio (41 km), San Gimignano (46 km), Leaning Tower of Pisa (47 km).
Are there any good drives near Cecina?
The nearest famous roads are Strada Chiantigiana (SR222), Autostrada del Sole and Passo della Futa.
Where is Cecina?
Cecina is in Tuscany, Italy, about 5 km from La California.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,018
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Tuscany
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 43.3062, 10.5173
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Cecina
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Museo Piaggio
The museum dedicated to Vespa and Piaggio in Pontedera, Tuscany, celebrating Italian scooter culture and design.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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San Gimignano
A medieval walled town in Tuscany famous for its fourteen surviving stone towers that create an unmistakable skyline.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
World-famous freestanding bell tower known for its unintended four-degree lean, built over 199 years from 1173.
47 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
Abbey of San Galgano
Roofless 13th-century Gothic abbey open to the sky in a Tuscan field, beside the Montesiepi chapel where Galgano's sword remains thrust into the rock: a genuine 'sword in the stone'. Grass floor, intact walls, no crowds at dusk.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Lucca
A charming Tuscan city encircled by remarkably intact Renaissance walls that now serve as a tree-lined promenade.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Cecina
- 70 kmStrada Chiantigiana (SR222)The classic Chianti wine road winds between Florence and Siena past vineyards, castles and cypress-lined ridges.
- 76 kmDevil's Bridge (Ponte della Maddalena)A striking medieval humpback bridge arching over the Serchio river at Borgo a Mozzano in the Garfagnana, its improbably steep 11th-century span the stuff of devil-pact legend.
- 79 kmAutostrada del SoleItaly's original motorway running from Milan to Naples through Tuscany and past Rome, an icon of postwar Italian engineering.
- 79 kmPiazzale MichelangeloA panoramic terrace above Florence offering the most iconic sweeping view of the city's skyline with the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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