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Cyclists can enjoy over 10 kilometers of cycling lanes that connect the Municipality of Empoli to Vergigno’s Villa Romana which borders Ginestra Fiorentina. These bike lanes primarily follow the rivers that run through the territory. Initially, it follows the Arno and then the Pesa Creek. Along the road, you’ll find several cultural gems. The Frescobaldi tower, located in the hamlet of Torre di Frescobaldi, was built in the XIV century. It was once the customs area for river-travel and before that, it was used as a hunting lodge within the Ambrogiana complex. The area’s Archeological Museum was inaugurated in 2007. It boasts over 1,000 pieces collected in an arc of time spanning 30 years. Found in no less than 168 sites located between Medio Valdarno Fiorentino and Bassa Val di Pesa, including a part of Montalbano. The collections are linked to a period that goes from the Pre-historic age, with objects from 200,000 years ago, to the Iron age, and includes artifacts from the Etruscan and Roman periods and the Medieval times.
The Medici Villa dell’Ambrogiana and its surrounding park is located near the place where the Pesa flows into the Arno. A historically place for hunting and fishing, it was a resting stop for the Medici court on its travels from Florence to Pisa. Today it’s the site of a judicial psychiatric hospital. Nonetheless, it’s possible to visit the large park that spans an immense area. As you travel though Montelupo Fiorentino, make sure to stop in the historic center where you can visit noteworthy ceramic workshops showcasing the territory’s local crafts. In Piazza Vittorio Veneto, you’ll find the city’s new Ceramics Museum. In the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, there’s the admirable altar-piece attributed to Botticelli and his school, depicting the ‘Madonna and Child with Saints’. The highlands surrounding Montelupo hosts a panoramic point that once hosted a medieval castle, built by the Florentine Republic for defensive reasons. Nearby, in the Pesa area, you’ll find the noteworthy Villa Romana del Vergigno built in the I century B.C., in a terraced area located between the Pesa Creek and its tributary, the Vergigno.
The Medici Villa dell’Ambrogiana and its surrounding park is located near the place where the Pesa flows into the Arno. A historically place for hunting and fishing, it was a resting stop for the Medici court on its travels from Florence to Pisa. Today it’s the site of a judicial psychiatric hospital. Nonetheless, it’s possible to visit the large park that spans an immense area. As you travel though Montelupo Fiorentino, make sure to stop in the historic center where you can visit noteworthy ceramic workshops showcasing the territory’s local crafts. In Piazza Vittorio Veneto, you’ll find the city’s new Ceramics Museum. In the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, there’s the admirable altar-piece attributed to Botticelli and his school, depicting the ‘Madonna and Child with Saints’. The highlands surrounding Montelupo hosts a panoramic point that once hosted a medieval castle, built by the Florentine Republic for defensive reasons. Nearby, in the Pesa area, you’ll find the noteworthy Villa Romana del Vergigno built in the I century B.C., in a terraced area located between the Pesa Creek and its tributary, the Vergigno.
