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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.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Pontasserchio
Tuscany, Italy · Europe
About Pontasserchio
Pontasserchio works well as a base: 5 minutes from Metato, 41km from Carrara Marble Quarries.
Pontasserchio is in Tuscany, Italy, with about 6,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Metato, about 4 km away.
Pontasserchio is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of San Giuliano Terme, province of Pisa. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 3,434. Pontasserchio is about 7 km from Pisa and 4 km from San Giuliano Terme.
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What is there to see near Pontasserchio?
Within an hour or so of Pontasserchio: Leaning Tower of Pisa (6 km), Lucca (10 km), Museo Piaggio (22 km), Devil's Bridge (Ponte della Maddalena) (25 km).
Are there any good drives near Pontasserchio?
The nearest famous roads are Autostrada del Sole, Cinque Terre Coastal Trail and Passo della Futa.
Where is Pontasserchio?
Pontasserchio is in Tuscany, Italy, about 4 km from Metato.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,132
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Tuscany
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 43.7795, 10.4167
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 Pontasserchio
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Lucca
A charming Tuscan city encircled by remarkably intact Renaissance walls that now serve as a tree-lined promenade.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Museo Piaggio
The museum dedicated to Vespa and Piaggio in Pontedera, Tuscany, celebrating Italian scooter culture and design.
22 km · about 25 min drive
bridge
Devil'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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Carrara Marble Quarries
Vast white marble amphitheatres in the Apuan Alps supplied Michelangelo, tourable by 4x4 above Carrara.
41 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Volterra
An ancient Etruscan hilltop town in Tuscany known for its alabaster workshops and Roman theater ruins.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Pontasserchio
- 25 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.
- 65 kmSantuario della Madonna di MonteneroA clifftop sanctuary along the SS1 coastal road in Riomaggiore offering dramatic views over the Cinque Terre coastline.
- 67 kmAutostrada del SoleItaly's original motorway running from Milan to Naples through Tuscany and past Rome, an icon of postwar Italian engineering.
- 68 kmPiazzale MichelangeloA panoramic terrace above Florence offering the most iconic sweeping view of the city's skyline with the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio.
- 69 kmCinque Terre Coastal TrailA legendary hiking path connecting all five Cinque Terre villages along dramatic coastal cliffs above the Ligurian Sea.
- 71 kmCinque Terre Viewpoint (Vernazza)The trail approach to Vernazza reveals one of Italy's most photographed coastal panoramas, with its harbour and church tower.
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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