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The Garfagnana mountains


Tuscany's mountainous area extends over the breathtakingly beautiful Apuane and Appennine ranges in the north and Mount Amiata in the south.

Unlike the famous manicured cypress trees olive groves and terraced vineyards, here nature is left alone to create a masterpiece of soaring summits and plunging gorges.

Authentic big country. Thousands of hikers, mountaineers and pot-holers visit these wilder parts of Tuscany to enjoy the freedom and natural beauty of the surroundings.

Here you can live an exhilarating new adventure every day to satisfy your desire to conquer the wild.
Naturalistically it is one of the most important territories of Italy.

Its position between the Apuan Alps and the Apenines gives it a microclimate which creates an incredibly green and fertile land.

Rich in medieval villages and ancient fortifications like Castelnuovo di Garfagnana or Camorgiano and where time seems to stand still, it is considered the cradle of slow food.

(View of Barga)

The Range of activities and activity holidays is outstanding.

Walking, sailing, Potholing, skiing, cycling, paragliding, Rallying, Biking, canoeing, Fishing, hunting, Horse riding, Sculpting, painting, basket making, weaving, Mushrooming, cheese making, ........

The Apuan marble mountains are a naturalistic jewel protected by a regional park, an ideal destination for nature-lovers. This extraordinary alpine landscape on the sea encloses an incredible variety of flowers and rare plants..

Many places are set in beautiful areas with sun, glorious scenery or wild rugged abandonment, but here there is an added ingredient that makes it shine adding a luminosity that makes it seem greater than anywhere else.

People here have time for each other and that time then moulds the people to the place in a way that makes the hurried gesture seem rude.

The towns and villages of Garfagnana

The Capital town is Castelnuovo di Garfagnana.
Other important villages to visit:

• Camporgiano,
• Careggine,
• Castiglione di Garfagnana,
• Fosciandora,
• Gallicano,
• Giuncugnano,
• Minucciano,
• Molazzana,
• Piazza al Serchio,
• Pieve Fosciana,
• San Romanoin Garfagnana,
• Vagli, Vergemoli,
• Villa Collemandina
• Sillano.

Towns of the Mediavalle del Serchio:
(the lower valley of the river Serchio):

• Bagni di Lucca,
• Barga, Borgo a Mozzano,
• Coreglia Antelminelli,
• Fabbriche di Vallico,
• Pescaglia.

Towns of the higher Versilia facing the Garfagnana:

• Seravezza,
• Stazzema,
• Villa Basilica.

Garfagnana

The green mountainous territory of Lucca sandwiched between the marble-topped Apuan alps and the Tuscan-Emilian Appenines divided by the Serchio Valley. With 2 national parks it is a paradise for cavers, mountaineers, mountain bikers and hikers.

Relatively untouched by progress it is a naturalists and slow food paradise. Ancient traditions are still preserved as is the hospitality of the inhabitants.

• Barga:

Of Medieval origins preserving its maze of alleys and palaces. The cathedral rises high above the town giving spectacular views of the valley and mountains.

• Castelnuovo Garfagnana:

A lively fortress town with an excellent slow food culture right in the heart of the mountains. A good starting point for mountain excursions.

Article about Garfagnana by Times on line