Pontremoli

A typical defensive structure characterizes all the hamlets of the area

Fivizzano

“Atene della Lunigiana” is just one of the nicknames of Fivizzano, in ancient times an important rest station on the way to the mountain pass of the Via Nuova Clodia.

Fosdinovo

One of the cities that gave rise to the Lower Lungiana after the Roman city of Luni was destroyed.

Sarzana

A noble and refined city, which boasts history, art, home to international cultural events.

Luni

The Roman city of Luni, an ancient port for the transposition of marble from the nearby quarries of Carrara.

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Scarica

Lunigiana experiences

Not to be missed in Lunigiana

Useful Advice to explore the Lunigiana

How to travel the Lunigiana

• By car, this very large region is crossed by a few highways and a motorway, and the many villages of the area can all be reached by car, even the most remote ones. 
  The motorway is the A15, conncting La Spezia to Parma: depending on your destination, exit in Aulla or Pontremoli. 
• By train, the railway connecting La Spezia to Parma stops in the most important villages of the lower and upper Lunigiana. 

Walking the Via Francigena

The Via Francigena (formerly Via Francesca or Via Romea) is one of the longest and richest routes in history that is found in Europe, is a real pilgrimage that leads from Canterbury to Rome and was considered one of the most important European communication routes in medieval times.
From the Cisa pass the Via Francigena descends along the side of Tuscany, meeting the land of Lunigiana.

The route of the Via Francigena in Lunigiana is divided into:

• The Via Francigena in the Pontemoli area
• Left bank of the Magra
• Right bank of the Magra
• From Aulla to the ancient area of Luni
• Via del Volto Santo