From the “facion” to the little votive huts
A crossroads where people, weapons and traditions meet
Flying cats, bridges of sighs, oxen at the bottom of lakes and noblemen with unfortunate deaths
Wayfarers, maidens, cruel marquises and ghosts whose screams can still be heard
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
A magical land through the eyes of a child with a very special guide ~ by Helga Battaglini
The fortress that dominates the valley along the Via del Volto Santo
Extending from the sea of Cinquale to Monte Pasquilio is a soulful land that has seduced poets and painters
A new municipality, but founded by a Roman consul
Discovering Fosdinovo through castles, legends, ghosts and an untamed, irreverent spirit
A town where roads, rivers and traditions converge
There’s still some truth hidden between the clouds and the stones of this small mountain town
Under the artificial lake, there lies a village that re-emerges every once in a while
And other anecdotes from the birthplace of the hero of Garfagnana’s most beloved game
Survival strategies in a stylish city ~ by Carlo Benedetti
A little girl’s discovery of the Fernando Botero's shapes
Can old Etruscan be discerned in the language spoken among the gorges of Minucciano, isolated and protected?
Apuan gold, from the Etruscans to the Medici to today
Ludovico Ariosto’s three years in Garfagnana: poetry and punishment
In search of the town's history
History, secrets and “miracles” behind one of the oldest animated depictions of Christ’s birth
A history of the grain that unites Garfagnana
Stories, street legends and wayfarers’ tales, illustrated in an artwork by Baccio Ciarpi
From Saint Anthony’s fire to the Festival of Hunger and Thirst
The emotions and thoughts of a pilgrim journeying along the via Francigena, from Passo della Cisa to Pontremoli
The supreme poet’s visit to the castle in Tresana, a guest of Alagia and Moroello, who are mentioned in the Divine Comedy
Fact, legend and shiversome stories
From Michelangelo to Contemporary Art: History, Environment and Traditions of a Millenary Culture
When a cold Leopardi dreamt of a sojourn without a mantle, set in the orange-scented air of Massa
Paradise for climbers, enjoyed by all: the Apuan Alps are a kaleidoscope of ever new environments, always surprising
Art, history and legend in a timeless land between sea and mountains ~ by Emanuele Dettori
The castle and off-season snowfall
A short history of the traveling booksellers of Montereggio
The village of Massa Sassorosso was the birthplace of Astor Piazzolla's grandmother
Art and nature trails between the Apuan Alps and the sea: scenery that has bewitched myriad travelling artists
An important centre along the Francigena
Anecdotes and vignettes from a city of marble ~ by Andrea Lattanzi
An imaginary journey into the dark heart of a local legend ~ by Alberto Santini
Mounting the ponies of Piazza Marconi in Forte dei Marmi as a young boy
The story of Count Giuseppe Maria Felicini and Don Rodrigo di Fivizzano – excerpts from the book “Lunigiana ignota” by Carlo Caselli
The legend of the Tresana mint whose counterfeited coins caused a civil uprising
Massa’s Castle in the suspended wonder of a hortus conclusus