Valle del Serchio is a land of incalculable beauty, located along the course of the river Serchio. Discovering this territory, which the poet Giovanni Pascoli defined as the “valley of beauty and goodness”, means being immersed in a unique landscape rich in art, culture and a thousand years of tradition that survives today in the customs and practices of the local communities.
Fortresses, ancient towns, churches and medieval bridges; once defensive bastions, theatres of epic battles and heroic deeds, they are today jewel boxes of evocation, intrigues and legends, the chosen destination of an unforgettable journey through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in the search of a glorious past full of fascination.
The Tower of Bargiglio, called “The Eye of Lucca” for its strategic position overlooking the ...
It is rather difficult to distinguish between major and minor nobility in Garfagnana, as throughout ...
Matilde di Canossa personally possessed many estates in Garfagnana and the Serchio Middle Valley. Thus ...
Fort Verrucole stands majestically on a spur of rockjust outside the town of San Romano in Garfagnana.
The old castle of Barga is situated on top of a hillto the southwest of the summit of Mount Renaiolo.
Castle of Ghivizzano is situated on the top of an isolated hill,on the south-western slope of Mount Gromignana
