Top 13 Lakes around Collesalvetti

The descent after the town of St. Luce is awesome! Good asphalt, nice curves and always full throttle.

To reach it from Rosignano Marittimo, go to La Maestà (at the crossroads between Rosignano Solvay and Castelnuovo del Misericordia) and take Via della Tagliola, a small uphill dirt road that soon becomes a trail through the Mediterranean scrub. Shortly after the lake, a fork leads towards Monte Pelato and Castiglioncello, or towards Castelnuovo del Misericordia. The terrain in this second section is rather rough (ruts, potholes, and rocks) and is best suited to a mountain bike.

Beautiful views and white roads in the Tuscan countryside overlooking Lake Santa Luce, a natural oasis.

Beautiful places and roads immersed in the typical Tuscan landscape

beautiful mountain village with great views

The Santa Luce Oasis, with over 150 species recorded, is an important resting area for migratory birds and each season has its own protagonists. In winter, the lake is populated with multi-coloured ducks such as Pochards, Teals, Mallards, Wigeons, while Cormorants put on a show by sitting on tree branches with their wings spread out to dry in the sun. In summer, the reed beds are populated with small, inconspicuous birds such as the Cetti's Warbler, the Reed Warbler and the Great Reed Warbler, while the typical "flask-shaped" nests of the Penduline Tit sway on the tamarisks and the multi-coloured Bee-eater settles in the upper part of the lake. In the morning, it is easy to encounter the Kestrel and the Buzzard patrolling the fields, or the silhouette of the Marsh Harrier as it flies over the reeds; at night, however, the Barn Owl, the Little Owl and other nocturnal birds of prey come into action. But the most spectacular season remains spring: the flowering hills are the backdrop to the wedding parades of the Great Crested Grebe, which has become the symbol of the Oasis. Migrants also appear on the lake and along its shores, especially herons such as the Night Heron, the Little Egret, the Little Bittern and the Purple Heron. In an ecosystem like that of the lake there is an enormous wealth of life and biological diversity such as elegant dragonflies, colorful painted ladies and other butterflies and the large nocturnal sphinxes. Reptiles and amphibians are also constant presences.

Beautiful views typical of Tuscany and Lake Santa Luce.

Artificial lake, LlPU oasis since 1992, is located a stone's throw from Rosignano. You can reach it by taking state road 206, in the direction of Pisa, and following the signs for the town of Santa Luce. After a short while you come across the lake, which appears as a body of water surrounded by a thick reed bed. The LlPU visitor center is located near the artificial barrier. The Santa Luce Oasis, with over 150 species recorded, is an important rest area for migratory birds and each season has its protagonists. In winter the lake is populated by multi-colored ducks such as Pochards, Teals, Mallards, Wigeons, while Cormorants put on a show by perching on the branches of the trees with their wings spread to dry in the sun. In summer the reed beds are populated by small, inconspicuous birds such as the Cetti's Warbler, the Reed Warbler and the Great Reed Warbler, while the typical "flask-shaped" nests of the Penduline Tit sway on the tamarisks and the multicoloured Bee-eater settles in the upper part of the lake.