Middle Ages

Basilica di San Frediano

Piazza S. Frediano, 55100 Lucca LU

Bridge in Loppia

Bridge over the Turrite Cava

Fabbriche di Vallico

Fortified town of Nozzano Castello

Nozzano castello

Fortress of Montecarlo

Fortezza di Montecarlo

Fortress of Monteggiori

Rocca di Monteggiori

Ponte del Diavolo

Borgo a Mozzano LU

S. Maria Forisportam known as S. M. Bianca

Santa Maria Forisportam, detta Santa Maria Bianca

San Pietro Somaldi

Piazza San Pietro Somaldi, Lucca

SS.Giovanni e Reparata

Santi Giovanni e Reparata Lucca

Badia San Bartolomeo

Badia San Bartolomeo, Cantignano

The abbey of San Bartolomeo in Cantignano is one of the most significant architectural monuments in the territory of Capannori. With the typical single-nave plan of the conventual structures the...

Bridge at Molini

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the Ania

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

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

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

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...

Bridge over the Turrite Cava at Molini

Fabbriche di Vallico

The stream Turrite Cava is spanned by several medieval bridges. One of those is part of a paper mill and is situated in the district "I Molini". It is a sandstone footbridge consisting of a...

Castellaccio di Bacciano

S. Romano di Garfagnana, località Villetta

The Bacciano fortified complex was perhaps one of the first castles to be placed on a height just above the valley floor; this was the valley's most ancient defence system, completed by other...

Castle of Altopascio

Famous for its "medieval hospitale" and for the chivalric order that derived from it, Altopascio develops north of the marshes of Bientina, near the small lake of Sibolla, marking the...

Castle of Montemagno

Montemagno lucca

The road that climbs from Camaiore to Montemagno through the spectacular Freddana valley allows some magnificent views. Montemagno is a small, pretty village gathered around a church on the road to...

Castle of Porcari

Porcari is a small commune, autonomous since 1913, after centuries of dependence from nearby Capannori. Since the 1960's its economy is based on industry, in particular paper mills, that attract...

Castle of Rotaio

Capezzano Pianore, località Rotaio

In a dominant position on the route of the ancient Via Francigena, among the cultivated hills a vine and olive tree, Rotaio, enjoys an extraordinary charm. Its privileged position had to attract the...

Cathedral of San Martino

The church of San Martino is the cathedral of Pietrasanta; it faces the long square in front of the monumental church and convent of Sant'Agostino. Built immediately after the foundation of...

Cattedrale di San Martino di Lucca

San Martino, Lucca

The cathedral of San Martino in Lucca was built in the south-eastern corner of the Roman town. The façade is linked, through the bell tower, to the old building of the 'Opera del...

Chiesa collegiata di S. Andrea

Via Roma 16 Montecarlo Lucca

The Church was built in XIV century. It dominates the village, as it is the highest building of it. This is the reason why from its foundation, it was forbidden to go up to the roof, for preventing...

Church and Monastery of San Francesco

An important legacy, together with the near-by monastery, of the strong Franciscan following in the area in the 15th century, this church houses many valuable, Florentine, polychrome, glazed...

Church of Saints Giuseppe and Maria Maddalena

Parrocchia dei SS. Giuseppe e Maria Maddalena Pietrasanta, località Valdicastello Via Valdicastello Carducci 55045 Pietrasanta LU Italia

The new Parish Church of Valdicastello is above all noted for its interior furnishings which include works originally held at the Parish Church of Saints Giovanni and Felicita, such as a valuable...

Church of San Cristoforo

Via Fillungo, ., 55100 Lucca LU

The church of San Cristoforo is in the central part of the town, along via Fillungo. It is a basilica with three aisles and a roof supported by trusses. The façade, with rows of perfectly...

Fortified town of Castiglione

Castiglione di Garfagnana

Coming towards Castiglione already from afar it is possible to see the imposing walls that stretch for 750 meters, with a planimetric shape in the shape of an irregular quadrilateral. You enter the...

Fortress of Verrucole

Via del Forte, 25, 55038 Verrucole LU

The fortress of Verrucole, beautiful and imposing, is somewhat stretched along the north-east to south-west axis, on a hill above the village of San Romano Garfagnana in front of the Orecchiella...

Parish Church of Saints Giovanni Battista and Stefano

Chiesa San Giovanni Battista e San Stefano Camaiore, località La Pieve Piazza Don Renzo Gori 55041 Camaiore LU Italia

This extremely old and powerful Parish Church, well preserved in its 12th century appearance, was forced to give up power to the previously dependent Church of S. Maria after this was re-founded in...

Parish Church of San Giorgio in Brancoli

Pieve di Brancoli,Lucca

This building, along with the Church of S. Alessandro of Lucca and the Parish Church of Valdottavo, is one of the finest and most important examples of the new architectural and figurative language...

Pieve dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta

With 10th century origins, this parish church was renovated in the 13th and 14th century, when it received its present day arrangement of nave and two side aisles. Abandoned following the development...

Pieve Santo Stefano

Pieve Santo Stefano, Lucca

The parish church of Santo Stefano was built during the 12th century with a three-nave plan with an apse: surrounded by olive groves, it dominates one of the most beautiful parts of the...

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 dell'Acquedotto

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

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

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 (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...

Rocca di Sala e Rocchetta

Rocca di Sala e Rocchetta , Pietrasanta

Pietrasanta is, according to historians, one of the best preserved medieval towns in Tuscany. Its massive walls, its many rocche and its castles, set against the Apuan Alps, contain the history of...

Rocca of Camporgiano

Via della Rocca, 2, 55031 Camporgiano LU

The rocca of Camporgiano is on a high rock overlooking one of the historically most important sections of the road network in the upper Serchio valley. It is closely connected and within sight of...

Rocca of Castelnuovo Garfagnana

Castelnuovo Garfagnana

Inside the walls of Castelnuovo, the rocca built by the Dukes of Este incorporates part of them to the west and dominates the main square with its solid trapezoidal form, which appears lighter...

Rocca of Castelvecchio

Piazza al Serchio

The fortified complex of Castelvecchio lies on a ridge at the junction of the routes linking Garfagnana respectively with the Po valley via the pass of Pradarena and with Lunigiana via the pass of...

Rocca of Ceserana

Piazza Sant'Andrea, 4, 55020 Ceserana LU

On a terraced hill to the left of the river Serchio, at about 400 m. a.s.l., the rocca of Ceserana faces the nearby village of Lupinaia along the ancient frontier between the territory of Lucca and...

Rocca of Coreglia

Coreglia Antelminelli

The fortified complex of Coreglia Anteminelli is on the highest part of an Apennine buttress along the steep banks of the torrents Ania and Segone; the village itself developed at the foot of the...

Rocca of Lucchio

55022 Lucchio LU

The rocca of Lucchio is situated at the top of a spur of rock jutting out over the valley of the Lima and the road running along it. The village lies at the foot of the fortification, stretched...

Rocca of Sassi

Via per Sassi Sopra, 4, 55020 Molazzana LU

It lies south-west of Castelnuovo Garfagnana on a suggestive cliff overlooking the valley of the torrent Turrite Secca, in an inaccessible position ideal for defence. At the foot of the rocca is the...

Rocca of Trassilico

Via Leopoldo Nobili, 22, 55027 Trassilico LU

On a hill 732 m. a.s.l. in a strategic position commanding the mid Serchio valley, the rocca of Trassilico occupies the highest part of the homonymous village. The village itself, crossed by roads...

Rocca of Villa Basilica

A small commune with less than 2000 inhabitants in the valley of the Pescia Minore, Villa Basilica overlooks an extraordinary panorama surrounded by mountains where medieval villages and fortresses...

Ruins of the bridge of Bacciano

San Romano garfagnana

Nearby the rocky spur of "Castellaccio" (old and broken-down castle), site of the Castle of the Lords of Bacciano, are still visible the remains of a bridge which spanned the Serchio River...

Saint Andrea di Corsena

Fosciandora, Ceserana

This church, documented since the 12th century, is located within a fortress with which it shares historical-artistic events. Although externally it maintains its original Romanesque characteristics,...

Saints Pietro and Paolo

Founded by a Lombard noble as his personal church, it became one of the major parish churches of Garfagnana in the 10th century. Of its medieval past there remains a stone slab sculpted with...

Saints Simone and Giuda

Santi Simone e Giuda Lucca

This old church, presently closed to worship, was rebuilt in the 13th century. Its interior has a wealth of furnishings, including a polyptych of Spinello Aretino, now divided among various museums...

Saints Sisto and Margherita

Villa Collemandina

Documented as a subsidiary of the Fosciana Parish Church since the 12th century, this church underwent complete restoration following the devastating earthquake of 1920, whose epicentre was precisely...

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