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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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Vecchiano-Nodica
Tuscany, Italy · Europe
About Vecchiano-Nodica
Vecchiano-Nodica works well as a base: 5 minutes from Filettole, 40km from Carrara Marble Quarries.
Vecchiano-Nodica is in Tuscany, Italy, with about 6,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Filettole, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Vecchiano-Nodica?
Within an hour or so of Vecchiano-Nodica: Leaning Tower of Pisa (7 km), Lucca (12 km), Museo Piaggio (24 km), Devil's Bridge (Ponte della Maddalena) (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Vecchiano-Nodica?
The nearest famous roads are Cinque Terre Coastal Trail, Autostrada del Sole and Passo della Futa.
Where is Vecchiano-Nodica?
Vecchiano-Nodica is in Tuscany, Italy, about 4 km from Filettole.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,324
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Tuscany
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 43.7833, 10.3844
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 Vecchiano-Nodica
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.
12 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Museo Piaggio
The museum dedicated to Vespa and Piaggio in Pontedera, Tuscany, celebrating Italian scooter culture and design.
24 km · about 30 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.
26 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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
Volterra
An ancient Etruscan hilltop town in Tuscany known for its alabaster workshops and Roman theater ruins.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Vecchiano-Nodica
- 26 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.
- 62 kmSantuario della Madonna di MonteneroA clifftop sanctuary along the SS1 coastal road in Riomaggiore offering dramatic views over the Cinque Terre coastline.
- 67 kmCinque Terre Coastal TrailA legendary hiking path connecting all five Cinque Terre villages along dramatic coastal cliffs above the Ligurian Sea.
- 68 kmCinque Terre Viewpoint (Vernazza)The trail approach to Vernazza reveals one of Italy's most photographed coastal panoramas, with its harbour and church tower.
- 70 kmAutostrada del SoleItaly's original motorway running from Milan to Naples through Tuscany and past Rome, an icon of postwar Italian engineering.
- 71 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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