The Temple of Minerva Medica is a historic building located on a hill in a small grove of oaks near the village of Montefoscoli.
It was built around 1822 by Andrea Vaccà Berlinghieri, doctor and luminary of the University of Pisa. The intention was to dedicate a monument to his father Francesco, also a doctor, celebrating the profession with a dedication to the medicine goddess Minerva.
There are 2 different routes: the first one is 75 km long, the second one, shorter, is 42 km.
The route is entirely asphalted, apart from a little stretch of 100mt that leads up to the medieval village Villa Saletta, which is worth a short visit. Traffic is regulated, but not banned, so all participants are kindly asked to pay due attention and respect the rules of the road. The uphills are all quite challenging, particularly those from Chiecinella to Palaia and the ones in Villa Saletta. There are two very steep descents, from Marti towards Chiecinella and Montefoscoli towards the county road, to be addressed with due prudence. On the way there are two check points, arranged with food and drinks: one at the 25 km mark, towars Montefoscoli, and the other one at the 55 km mark, in the city center of Palaia. The route is suitable for racing bikes, but can also be completed with city bikes and MBT. It is strictly required to wear a bicycle helmet.
AWARDS
All participants who will complete the course of 75 km will receive a medal, specially minted for the event. All participants who will complete the course of 42 km will receive a souvenir medal. There is another checkpoint at the 55th km, near the food and drink one, which will control your position.
INFO AND PRE-APPLICATIONS: the start is from 7.30am to 9.45am Pre-application: at the Bar “La Cubana”, via R.Gotti, 6, Pontedera. Application fee: donation.
Info: +39 0587 62 21 20-342 35 93 248
Mail: dino.dringoli@tiscalinet.it 
type: Cicloturistica delle Colline della Valdera
Leaving from the suburb of “Fabbrica”, after few hundred meters we leave the paved road and get into a beautiful landscape, multicolored during springtime by the many different crops: oat, lucerne etc..
On the clay hills, we descend to the plain “Ripassaia”, which was created by the “Era” river, and we walk along for around 2 kilometers; in summer is full of brooms and wheat fields. At the farm “Tonaca” we go uphill again, and we find the fishy “Gattero” lake on the right.
From the hills of “Diacceroni”, we go up again to the resort “Montecuccheri”, shortening the path, or we can decide to continue towards “Poggio Rosso”, walking through stretches of dense vegetation, until we find the road “La Bonifica”. After about 3 kilometers, we take the road to “Montelopio-Fabbrica”, ending up the route here.
Ripassaia Mill Route
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