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Bridge in Loppia

Barga

Bridge over the Turrite Cava

Pietra Pertusa, Capannori

Ponte delle Catene

Ponte d'Oro, 55022 Bagni di Lucca LU

Roman amphitheatre of Lucca

Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, 55100 Lucca LU

Archaeological area of Roman Massaciuccoli Archeological Sites and Bridges

Via Pietra a Padule, 55054 Massaciuccoli, Massarosa LU

The area surrounding the lake of Massaciuccoli, which in antiquity must have appeared as a vast coastal lagoon, has preserved traces of human presence since prehistoric times. In a period between the...

Archaeological site of Acquarella Archeological Sites and Bridges

Località Capezzano Pianore 55041 Camaiore - Lucca

In the area at the foot of the hills around the entrance of the Camaiore valley archaeological excavations began in 1994 on an area of 700 square metres, bringing to light a settlement that was...

Archaeological site of the church SS. Giovanni and Reparata Archeological Sites and Bridges

Piazza S. Giovanni, 55100 Lucca LU

The church of SS. Giovanni and Reparata, together with its baptistery annex, is situated in the south-eastern part of the town and was built in the Vth century a.D. The complex was the first in the...

Bridge at Molini Archeological Sites and Bridges

Località Molino, 15-17, 55033 Castiglione di Garfagnana LU

The bridge spans the stream Esarulo in the district "I Molini". It has an elegant and humped back outline, and is supported by a round arch. This sandstone footbridge was built by local...

Bridge Cicuri Archeological Sites and Bridges

Bagni di Lucca

Bridge Cicuri spans the stream Coccia, in the town of Bagni di Lucca. It is a round-arched footbridge built in sandstone. It may be reached through a footpath, which goes going downhill through the...

Bridge in Crasciana Archeological Sites and Bridges

Bagni di Lucca

This old bridge spans the stream Purioni near Crasciana, in the town of Bagni di Lucca. It is a round-arched footbridge built in the first half of the 14th century. The bridge is sited in a beautiful...

Bridge in Fabbriche di Vallico Archeological Sites and Bridges

Fabbriche di Vallico

This footbridge spans the stream Turrite Cava at the town of Fabbriche di Vallico, at the confluence with a brook and in one the most amazing places in the valley. The bridge deck is slightly...

Bridge of Ceserana Archeological Sites and Bridges

Fosciandora

The stream Fosciandora is spanned at Ceserana by a footbridge consisting of a single a round arch. The original bridge was built in sandstone by local masons in the 14th century. The bridge is not in...

Bridge of San Michele Archeological Sites and Bridges

Piazza al Serchio

In the village of San Michele, in the town of Piazza al Serchio, a large stone bridge spans the "Acqua bianca" (White Water), which is a tributary of the River Serchio streaming down from...

Bridge of Santa Lucia Archeological Sites and Bridges

Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

The "Ponte di Santa Lucia" (St. Lucy's Bridge) is one of the grandest medieval bridges in Garfagnana and is situated in the town of Castelnuovo. The latter is the most important town...

Bridge over Acqua Bianca Archeological Sites and Bridges

Piazza al Serchio

The bridge over "acqua bianca" (White Water) is situated in Piazza al Serchio, in a district called "Piazza Bassa" (Lower Piazza). Although its outline is similar to that of...

Bridge over the Ania Archeological Sites and Bridges

Coreglia Antelminelli

The ancient road from Coreglia to Tiglio runs along a footbridge spanning the stream Ania near an old water-mill. It is a sandstone bridge with a single and rather flat arch. Built by local masons in...

Bridge over the Canal Grande Archeological Sites and Bridges

Gallicano

The bridge over the Canal Grande is situated in Taverna, in the town of Gallicano. It is one of the rare medieval bridges in the Serchio Valley, consisting of a single pointed arch. The footbridge...

Bridge over the Lima in Bagni di Lucca Archeological Sites and Bridges

Bagni di Lucca LU

This noteworthy footbridge spans the stream Lima a Villa, the latter being a village part of the town of Bagni di Lucca. It is a suspension bridge which was built in sandstone and metal cables in...

Bridge over the Surricchiana Archeological Sites and Bridges

Coreglia Antelminelli

The construction of the bridge, spanning the stream Surricchiana at Calavorno, dates back to the 14th century. Placed at the bottom of the valley on the route to Castelnuovo, the sandstone bridge was...

Buca del Tasso Archeological Sites and Bridges

Camaiore, località Metato

Buca del Tasso is situated in Metato hamlet, in the district of Camaiore, at 415 meters above sea level. It is a small cave that opens on the left of a stream called Carpigna, a tributary of Rio...

Buca di Castelvenere Archeological Sites and Bridges

55020 Fabbriche di Vergemoli LU

The cavern of Castelvenere, locally known also as "Capelvenere", "Casteltendine" or "Cascaltendine", opens, at 650 m. a.s.l., on the south-eastern side of Mount Penna di...

Chiarone Archeological Sites and Bridges

Chiarone Capannori

The Chiarone area, in the plain of Lucca, is situated along the ancient course of the Serchio, where the river, in a wide bight, receives its right tributary Visona. The archaeological site, already...

Colle Tondo treasure trove Archeological Sites and Bridges

Pietrasanta, località Castiglione

Near Castiglione, also known as Colle Tondo, one of the first hills on the edge of the plain between Ripa and Strettoia, five silver denari of the Republic Age have been found by chance; they...

Domus Romana Museums

Via Cesare Battisti 15 Lucca

The Domus Romana "Casa del Fanciullo sul Delfino" is an archaeological site in the center of Lucca discovered in 2010. The site includes walled structures and finds dating back to ancient...

Etruscan cottage of Casa Baldi Archeological Sites and Bridges

Seravezza, località Pozzi

The alluvial terrace of the river Versilia was inhabited between the VIIth and Vth century B.C. by an Etruscan community. The economic vitality of this area was due mostly to the exploitation of...

Etruscan necropolis of Baraglino Archeological Sites and Bridges

Seravezza, località Querceta

The alluvial terrace of the Versilia river was inhabited between the VIIth and Vth century B.C. by an Etruscan community. The economic vitality of this area was due mostly to the exploitation of...

Etruscan settlement of Bora dei Frati Archeological Sites and Bridges

Pietrasanta

Between the IVth and the IIIrd century B.C. signs of the new balance created in the Apuan-Versilian region by the arrival of the Ligurians and by the more and more insistent interest of Rome in the...

Etruscan settlement of Piari Archeological Sites and Bridges

Vagli di Sotto

The archaeological site of Piari, found in 1984 during a periodic drainage of the Vagli artificial basin, underwent an emergency excavation. In the summer of 1985; the area, from which earth had...

Etruscan settlement of S. Rocchino Archeological Sites and Bridges

Massarosa

The area surrounding the lake of Massaciuccoli, that in ancient times must have been a vast coastal lagoon, has yielded proofs of human presence since prehistoric times. In a period between the...

Etruscan settlement of Tempagnano Archeological Sites and Bridges

Tempagnano

The Etruscan settlement of Tempagnano, discovered by chance during construction works, has been explored by archaeologists between 1988 and 1989. Situated in the plain of Lucca, about 2 km east of...

Etruscan tomb of Via del Poggione Archeological Sites and Bridges

Seravezza, località Ripa

The alluvial terrace of the Versilia river was inhabited between the VIIth and Vth century B.C. by an Etruscan community. The economic vitality of this area was due mostly to the exploitation of...

Etruscan tomb of Villa Mansi Archeological Sites and Bridges

Camaiore

The Camaiore valley represented an important route climbing up from the coastal plain and continuing through the Freddana valley; it connected the seashore with the Serchio valley and the plain of...

Fossa Nera Archeological Sites and Bridges

Fossa Nera Porcari

Situated in ancient times on the left bank of the lower Auser, the archaeological area of Fossa Nera, in the plain of Lucca, preserves substantial remains of a Roman rural dwelling built in the IInd...

Grotta all'Onda Archeological Sites and Bridges

Camaiore, località Casoli

Grotta all'Onda is situated at a height of 710 metres above sea level on the slopes of Mount Matanna in the hamlet of Casoli. It is a large cave, 40X60 metres wide, and originally had numerous...

Isola Santa Archeological Sites and Bridges

Isola Santa, Careggine

This outside settlement is located on a small embankment above the bottom of the valley of the Turrite Secca, a stream deeply set in the Apuan Alps, at a height of 510 metres, in the municipality of...

Ligurian necropolis of Levigliani Archeological Sites and Bridges

Stazzema, località Levigliani

The deep fluvial valley of the Vezza is the most important Ligurian district this side of the Apuan Alps, well protected as it is behind the massive tower of Mount Corchia. Only the necropoleis of...

Ligurian settlement of Colle delle Carbonaie Archeological Sites and Bridges

Castiglione Garfagnana

The Ligurian presence in the area around Colle delle Carbonaie was already known from the finding, at the end of the 19th century, of a burial area at Pian di Paolo (Villa Collemandina). The...

Ligurian settlement of Monte Altissimo Archeological Sites and Bridges

Monte Altissimo, Seravezza

The valley of the Serra, from Monte Altissimo up to its confluence with the Vezza, where we find the village of Seravezza, has yielded, in its innermost section, the remains of settlements that can...

Ligurian settlement of Monte Pisone Archeological Sites and Bridges

S. Romano di Garfagnana

The Ligurian settlement of Monte Pisone (879 m. a.s.l.), a clue of which was already found at the beginning of the last century in a woman's tomb, today lost, near S. Romano in Garfagnana, has...

Ligurian tomb in Castelvecchio Pascoli Archeological Sites and Bridges

Barga, località Loppia

The tomb of Castelvecchio Pascoli, discovered in 1976, represents a further contribution to the picture of Ligurian presence in the Serchio valley and, in particular, in the area of Barga. The...

Necropolis of Baccatoio Archeological Sites and Bridges

Pietrasanta, località Baccatoio

The Valdicastello valley, at the centre of the Versilia, is distinguished by a great morphological variety: the stream Baccatoio flows through it and the Mount Lieto (1016 m. a.s.l.) massif towers...

Necropolis of Marlia Ponticello Archeological Sites and Bridges

Necropoli di Marlia-Ponticello

The Marlia territory is situated on the northern edge of the plain of Lucca, close to the slopes of the Pizzorne. In the Roman Age this area was part of the centuriated territory of the town of Lucca...

Necropolis of S. Concordio - Via Squaglia Archeological Sites and Bridges

Museo Nazionale Di Palazzo Mansi Via Galli Tassi, 43 55100 Lucca

Found by chance in 1982 on the present day south-eastern outskirts of Lucca, the necropolis of Via Squaglia is linked to a small Etruscan settlement of the end of the VIIth century b.C. along the...

Necropolis of Vado Archeological Sites and Bridges

Camaiore, località Vado

The Camaiore valley represented an important route climbing from the coastal plain and continuing through the Freddana valley; it connected the seashore with the Serchio valley and the plain of...

Pieve of SS. Giovanni and Felicita Archeological Sites and Bridges

Pieve dei Santi Giovanni e Felicita, Via Valdicastello Carducci, 55045 Pietrasanta LU

The Valdicastello valley, at the centre of Versilia, is distinguished by a great morphological variety: the stream Baccatoio flows through it and the Mount Lieto (1016 m a.s.l.) massif towers above...

Pontaccio Archeological Sites and Bridges

Pontaccio - Gallicano

The "Pontaccio" (old and broken-down bridge) of Gallicano spans the stream Turrite Cava at the place named after the bridge itself. It is a footbridge with a single round arch and, as its...

Ponte a Moriano Archeological Sites and Bridges

Ponte a Moriano

The final portion of the middle Serchio valley, before it opens towards the vast plain of Lucca where the river slackens its pace, narrows in the gorge of Ponte a Moriano, enclosed to the east by the...

Ponte del Diavolo Archeological Sites and Bridges

Borgo a Mozzano LU

The bridge in Borgo a Mozzano called "Devil's Bridge" or "Magdalene's Bridge" is clearly the most amazing in the province of Lucca and one of the most impressive bridges...

Ponte dell'Acquedotto Archeological Sites and Bridges

Barga

Ponte dell'Acquedotto (Waterworks Bridge) is sited just outside the historical centre of Barga and is a noteworthy building dating back to the second half of the 14th century. It has undergone...

Ponte della Madonna Archeological Sites and Bridges

Via Nicola Fabrizi, 16A, 55032 Castelnuovo di Garfagnana LU

The "Ponte della Madonna" (St. Mary's Bridge) spans the stream Turrite just outside the town centre of Castelnuovo Garfagnana, in the district "alla Barchetta". It is a...

Ponte Maggio Archeological Sites and Bridges

Bagni di Lucca

Ponte Maggio (Maggio Bridge) spans the stream Lima in the town of Bagni di Lucca. Being placed at the bottom of the valley leading to the territory of Pistoia, the bridge was of primary importance...

Ponte Nero Archeological Sites and Bridges

Bagni di Lucca

Ponte Nero (Black Bridge) spans the narrow and deep gorge of the stream Lima, in the hamlet of Scesta, in the district of Bagni di Lucca. The water flow produced rock-erosion, thus forming near the...

Roman farm of Montiscendi Archeological Sites and Bridges

Pietrasanta, località Montiscendi

The area between the present day village of Montiscendi and the bed of lake Porta was probably included in the territory of the colony of Luni in the Roman period and presents evident traces of...

Roman necropolis of Crocialetto Archeological Sites and Bridges

Necropoli romana di Crocialetto Pietrasanta

The portion of plain between Querceta and Pietrasanta is the one that best preserves traces of the 'centuriation' in a set of alignments (roads and canals) that intersect forming a grid of...

Roman road Archeological Sites and Bridges

Montiscendi, Pietrasanta

The area between the present day hamlet of Montiscendi and the bed of Lake Porta was probably in Roman times part of the territory of the colony of Luni and shows clear signs of the characteristic...

Roman settlement of Cafaggio Archeological Sites and Bridges

Seravezza, località Ripa

The alluvial terrace of the river Versilia was inhabited between the VIIth and Vth century B.C. by an Etruscan community. The economic vitality of this area was mostly due to the exploitation of...

Roman theatre of Lucca Archeological Sites and Bridges

Piazza Sant'Agostino, 3, 55100 Lucca LU

The Roman theatre was constructed in the north-western part of the ancient town, close to the circle of walls and not far from the northern gate (Lucca - Roman walls). The building was therefore...

Romito di Pozzuolo Archeological Sites and Bridges

Lucca, località Pozzuolo

The hill of Romito di Pozzuolo (m 165 s.l.m.), on the foothills of the Monti Pisani south-west of Lucca, dominates a stretch of the Lucca plain; where in ancient times, there flowed a southern...