Scolmatore dell'Arno, Pontedera

#1 among attractions in Pontedera

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Lo Scolmatore dell'Arno is a 28 kilometers artificial flood control channel of the river Arno from Pontedera to the Ligurian Sea at Calambrone. As a consequence of the Arno flood of 1949, it was decided to start the construction of Scolmatore dell'Arno in 1954 at a cost of more than 10 billion lire of the time. The work was not completed in time for the disastrous flood of 1966 that, in addition to Florence, caused enormous damages in Pontedera and Pisa. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 43°40'6"N, 10°37'17"E

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Scolmatore dell'Arno – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa, Pisa Charterhouse, Pieve di San Giovanni e Santa Maria Assunta, Rocca della Verruca.

6.2 miNW
Natural history museum, History museum, Museum
Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa, Calci
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6.1 miNW
Museum, Natural history museum, Baroque architecture
Pisa Charterhouse, Calci
157 min walk • Pisa Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery, and is the home of the Pisa Museum of Natural History. It is 10 km outside Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. The monastery is noted for the fresco of the Last Supper, by Bernardino Poccetti.
3.7 miW
Church
Pieve di San Giovanni e Santa Maria Assunta, Cascina
94 min walk • The parish church of San Giovanni and Santa Maria Assunta is located in Cascina.
5.1 miNW
Lookout, Historical place, Ruins
Rocca della Verruca, Calci
131 min walk • The Rocca della Verruca is an ancient and decaying fortification erected by the Republic of Pisa on the Monti Pisani, located in a position to dominate the entire Pisan plain and the Arno valley.
2.9 miN
Church
Church of San Domenico, Bientina
75 min walk • The Oratory of San Domenico is located in Bientina.
2.9 miNW
Church
Pieve di Santa Maria e San Giovanni Battista, Vicopisano
75 min walk • The parish church of Santa Maria is a Romanesque-Pisan style Catholic place of worship located in Vicopisano, in the province and archdiocese of Pisa.
2.1 miW
Church
Sant'Andrea Apostolo
53 min walk • The church of Sant'Andrea in Pozzale is a church in Fornacette, a hamlet in the municipality ...
4.2 miNE
Church
Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista e di Maria Vergine Assunta, Santa Maria a Monte
106 min walk • The collegiate church of St. John the Evangelist and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located in Santa Maria a Monte.
3.4 miS
Church
St. John the Evangelist Church, Ponsacco
87 min walk • The Church of St. John the Evangelist is the parish church Arcipretura of Ponsacco and is located in Piazza San Giovanni in the center of the town.
4.9 miW
Church
Chiesa di San Miniato in Marcianella, Cascina
125 min walk • The church of San Miniato in Marcianella is located in the village of the same name near Marciana, in the municipality of Cascina.
2.5 miNW
43°41'19"N • 10°34'51"E
Cateratte Ximeniane, Vicopisano
63 min walk • Historical place, Museum