Villa Collemandina Red marble and tango in the heart of Garfagnana
The village of Massa Sassorosso was the birthplace of Astor Piazzolla's grandmother
Molazzana The Queen Peak
The Versilia might only be a stone’s throw away, but here it’s all about breathing in the presence of this mountain and her legendary stories
Castiglione di Garfagnana What do you know about hulled wheat fields?
A history of the grain that unites Garfagnana
Pescaglia Magic in the wild
A magical land through the eyes of a child with a very special guide ~ by Helga Battaglini
Aulla The mechanical nativity set
History, secrets and “miracles” behind one of the oldest animated depictions of Christ’s birth
Camaiore The village spell
Art, history and legend in a timeless land between sea and mountains ~ by Emanuele Dettori
Stazzema Among unique mountains
Paradise for climbers, enjoyed by all: the Apuan Alps are a kaleidoscope of ever new environments, always surprising
Filattiera A medieval town with one festivity after another
From Saint Anthony’s fire to the Festival of Hunger and Thirst
Pieve Fosciana The story of Egisto, the greatest cheese roller of all time
And other anecdotes from the birthplace of the hero of Garfagnana’s most beloved game
Vagli Sotto That town that’s not there, submerged beneath the water
Under the artificial lake, there lies a village that re-emerges every once in a while
Pontremoli The soul’s walkway
The emotions and thoughts of a pilgrim journeying along the via Francigena, from Passo della Cisa to Pontremoli
Forte dei Marmi A capsized gallop
Survival strategies in a stylish city ~ by Carlo Benedetti
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana A petulant poet and a sullen population
Ludovico Ariosto’s three years in Garfagnana: poetry and punishment
Mulazzo Books on their back and the world at their feet
A short history of the traveling booksellers of Montereggio
Massa Giacomo and Giosuè, a square, the oranges and the lions
When a cold Leopardi dreamt of a sojourn without a mantle, set in the orange-scented air of Massa
Zeri Legends in the valleys
Flying cats, bridges of sighs, oxen at the bottom of lakes and noblemen with unfortunate deaths
Tresana Dante at Giovagallo Castle
The supreme poet’s visit to the castle in Tresana, a guest of Alagia and Moroello, who are mentioned in the Divine Comedy
Piazza al Serchio Where everything comes together
A town where roads, rivers and traditions converge
Bagnone Stories and legends from a Lunigiana town
Wayfarers, maidens, cruel marquises and ghosts whose screams can still be heard
Pietrasanta Giulia and the giant, fat, talking frescoes
A little girl’s discovery of the Fernando Botero's shapes
Carrara Where marble comes to life
From Michelangelo to Contemporary Art: History, Environment and Traditions of a Millenary Culture
Minucciano Lost between the Apuan Alps lies a valley with a secret
Can old Etruscan be discerned in the language spoken among the gorges of Minucciano, isolated and protected?
Seravezza The marble way of Michelangelo
Apuan gold, from the Etruscans to the Medici to today
Comano Nature supreme and the marks of history
From the “facion” to the little votive huts
Camporgiano On the right path
The fortress that dominates the valley along the Via del Volto Santo
Careggine Between the clouds and the stones
There’s still some truth hidden between the clouds and the stones of this small mountain town
San Romano in Garfagnana Discover a fortress steeped in mystery
A crossroads where people, weapons and traditions meet
Casola in Lunigiana The gateway to the Apuan Alps
Fact, legend and shiversome stories
Fosdinovo Four seasons and a revolution
Discovering Fosdinovo through castles, legends, ghosts and an untamed, irreverent spirit
Montignoso From the beaches to the mountains most loved by artists
Extending from the sea of Cinquale to Monte Pasquilio is a soulful land that has seduced poets and painters
Podenzana A village between two valleys
The castle and off-season snowfall
Licciana Nardi A story for any moment
In search of the town's history
Sillano Giuncugnano Among the Woods of the Garfagnana
A new municipality, but founded by a Roman consul
Fivizzano The “talking” painting
Stories, street legends and wayfarers’ tales, illustrated in an artwork by Baccio Ciarpi
Forte dei Marmi The return
Mounting the ponies of Piazza Marconi in Forte dei Marmi as a young boy
Pontremoli The Werewolf legend
An imaginary journey into the dark heart of a local legend ~ by Alberto Santini
Carrara The banality of the beautiful, the originality of the ugly
Anecdotes and vignettes from a city of marble ~ by Andrea Lattanzi
Massa The ancient villa, the candid stone, the majestic Alps
Art and nature trails between the Apuan Alps and the sea: scenery that has bewitched myriad travelling artists
Tresana The mint that forged false coins in the reign of the Malaspina
The legend of the Tresana mint whose counterfeited coins caused a civil uprising
Fivizzano Lovers and prisoners in the Florence of Lunigiana
The story of Count Giuseppe Maria Felicini and Don Rodrigo di Fivizzano – excerpts from the book “Lunigiana ignota” by Carlo Caselli
Villafranca in Lunigiana The ups and downs of the Malaspina family
An important centre along the Francigena
Massa Plato, Pico and sculpted time
Massa’s Castle in the suspended wonder of a hortus conclusus