Pontedera is a town located in Tuscany, Italy near Pisa. It has a population of around 28,256 people and is crossed by the River Era, which gives the town its name. Some of the notable landmarks in Pontedera include the Cathedral built in neoclassical style between 1840-1864, the Napoleon Bridge built during French rule out of white marble, and the Baj Wall which is a 100m long artwork. The town has a strong economic focus on Piaggio, a major Italian scooter and vehicle manufacturer based there, as well as the chocolate company Amedei.

1. Italy
The town of
Pontedera (Pisa)

2. Geography
Pontedera is a town
located in the
Italian region, called
Tuscany. It is near
Pisa. It is crossed by
the river Era which
gives its name to the
town. About
28,256 people live
here.

3. The Cathedral:
it is called
the great
"new
church". It
was built in
neoclassical
style
between
1840 and
1864.
Monuments
The Napoleon
Bridge:
Built
entirely of
white
marble, was
built under
the French
rule and for
this reason
it was called
"Napoleon".

4. Palazzo Pretorio

5. Piazza del Duomo

6. 
The Baj Wall: The wall is a work of the artist
Enrico Baj Baj. It was opened on 22nd December
2006. It is 100 m long and 3 meters high.

7. Pontedera Valdera”.
Pontedera is called “the capital of
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The railway line connects Pontedera with Pisa and
Florence.
Piaggio is an important Italian company based in
Pontedera. It produces scooters and commercial
vehicles.
There are several High Schools: Istituto Tecnico
Commerciale “E. Fermi”; Liceo Scientifico e
Classico “XXV Aprile”; Istituto Tecnico
Commerciale “Marconi”, Liceo Linguistico e
Pedagogico “Montale”, Vocational School
“Pacinotti”.

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Economy
The chocolate company Amedei is
famous worldwide for its taste and
refinement of their chocolate.
The Italian company Piaggio is the
producer of scooters such as Vespa and
commercial vehicles.

9. City centre
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Pontedera is very
important because of
its national system of
"city bike".
Near the centre
there is the Era
Theatre and a
multiscreen cinema.

10. Tradition
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The Fair of S. Luca, which is held in
November.
The White Night, which takes place in
June.
Festival of Commerce, held in September.