The 6 Most Amazing Peaks around Crespina Lorenzana

The Rocca della Verruca is an ancient ruined fortification located on the summit of Monte Verruca (537 meters above sea level), on the border between the municipalities of Calci and Vicopisano, in the province of Pisa. Main information Location: Monti Pisani, it dominates the Pisan plain with a view stretching to the Tyrrhenian Sea. History: The first traces date back to 780 AD, but the current structure was built in the 13th century by the Republic of Pisa as a defensive outpost ("eye of the Pisans"). It was renovated in 1509 by Antonio da Sangallo and Luca del Caprina

La Rocca della Verruca is an ancient ruined fortification located on the summit of Monte Verruca (537 meters above sea level) in the municipality of Calci, in the province of Pisa. It was the most important strategic observation point of the Republic of Pisa on the Monti Pisani. From up there, the Pisan plain and the Arno valley were controlled. In case of danger, the garrison would warn Pisa and the nearby castles with fires and flags. The first evidence dates back to the year 780, but the current fortress was built in the 13th century and was long contested with Florence before falling in the 16th century.

The Rocca della Verruca is an ancient ruined fortification located on the summit of Monte Verruca (537 meters above sea level) in the municipality of Calci, in the province of Pisa. It was the most important strategic observation point of the Republic of Pisa on the Monti Pisani. From up there, the Pisan plain and the Arno valley were controlled. In case of danger, the garrison would warn Pisa and the nearby castles with fires and flags. The first evidence dates back to the year 780, but the current fortress was built in the 13th century and was long contested with Florence before falling in the 16th century.

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Dirt road suitable for everyone if you come from Rocca della Verruca to reach it you need to climb the Lombardona, a very challenging climb.

On the top of Monte Verruca, at 537 meters above sea level, an ancient and decaying fortress dominates the Pisan plain and the Arno valley. According to legend, there is a connection – underground and secret – between the fortress and the center of the city of Pisa.

beautiful suggestive route return with descent to be done carefully but very spectacular as suggestive landscapes

The Sasso della Dolorosa (682 m a.s.l.) is a peak belonging to the small mountain range of the Monti Pisani; from its top start the watershed lines that form the borders between the valleys of Vicopisano, Buti and Calci. It is particularly known for the fact that the Florentines, engaged in the war against Pisa, built a triangular-plan fort in 1496, with the dual purpose of isolating the Verruca fortress and better controlling the situation in the three surrounding valleys, the position strategic position of the top, in fact, being on the intersection point of the already mentioned watershed lines, it allowed a great freedom of action. However, this outpost was most likely built hastily, as only a small amount of debris has survived to this day. (cited on Wikipedia)