Palleroso Tower
Palleroso is a small village in the Garfagnana, within the municipality of Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, perched on the slopes overlooking the Serchio…
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Tuscany is a land rich in history, legends and traditions rooted in distant eras. Its castles, ancient bastions of defense and symbols of power, tell stories of noble families, intrigues and battles that have marked…
Dogana Bridge
Nestled among the woodlands of the Turrite Valley, in the municipality of Fabbriche di Vergemoli, the Ponte della Dogana (Dogana Bridge), also…
Rocca Ariostesca in Castelnuovo Garfagnana
In the heart of Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, overlooking the elegant Piazza Umberto I, stands the Rocca Ariostesca, the symbolic monument of the…
Villa Basilica Fortress
The Rocca of Villa Basilica is the most imposing of the medieval remains rising along the rocky ridge overlooking the village of…
Camporgiano Fortress
Camporgiano, in the past known by the name of Camporeggiano, counts traces of ancient settlements of the Roman age. Since the first…
Bargiglio Tower
The ruins of the Tower, or Rocca, of Bargiglio stand on the summit of the mountain of the same name at an…
Nozzano Castle
Crowning a rocks relief on the right bank of the river Serchio, a few kilometers outside of the city of Lucca, rises…
Maddalena's Bridge A.k.a. 'Devil's Bridge'
The 'Maddalena's Bridge' connect the two banks of the river Serchio at the height of Borgo a Mozzano. Its construction goes back…
Ghivizzano Castle
We don't have very precise news about the origin of the town, the only information comes from sales – rent contracts done…
Castiglione di Garfagnana Castle and Town Walls
The town lies on a hill, from which it dominates all the valley set between the soft Apennines and the more imposing…
Castelvecchio Castle
In the antique locality called Sala, which is now in the centre of Piazza al Serchio, may be found one of the…
Verrucole Fortress
The suburb of Verrucole rises at the center of the high Garfagnana Valley, and its castle, also known as a fortress, is…