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Carbonifera Tower
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Windbeutel
April 16, 2019
Running
It owes its name to the old hydraulic gate, which was built in 1870 for the recovery of the area.
The tower of the tollbooth together with the small pier are the landmarks of this enchanting beach along the uninterrupted sand coast that rises from Follonica to Piombino.
The tower of the tollbooth together with the small pier are the landmarks of this enchanting beach along the uninterrupted sand coast that rises from Follonica to Piombino.
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Stenio Melani
May 15, 2025
Road cycling
At the end of the 1840s, not far from the nearby Torre Mozza, the Carbonifera pier operated, built to load lignite extracted from Montebamboli which reached the sea thanks to the railway. To allow loading, a jetty was built where the wagons arrived by gravity. The railway was closed at the beginning of 1900 and the infrastructure serving the mine met the same fate.
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Stenio Melani
May 15, 2025
Road cycling
In 1970, at the mouth of the Valnera ditch, a shelter for small boats was created, taking advantage of the protection of the reef. Subsequently, a fishing club was formed, which managed the moorings in the state-owned part relating to the reef. In 1985, the club was transformed into a Carbonifera Fishermen's Cooperative. Finally, the transformation into a Tourist Port for 150 boats.
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