Ponte del Vegnuti and surroundings… Where history and legend melt together….

Stele Statues

The journey begins along the small road of the Via Francigena that crosses our village and leads to the ruins of the ancient toll gate where the Bishop of Luni used to demand duties from travellers…

A step back in history… in prehistory… with the charm and mystery of the Stele Statues …The highest concentration of anthropomorphic sculptures in Europe…

Walk through the Palaeolithic and Neolithic settlements of Equi….small sepulchral caves, huts, enthralling shelters under rocks and very ancient caves …

 Enter the Middle Ages crossing a drawbridge… the route of the 100 castles...  from Fosdinovo to Pontremoli, from Fivizzano to Aulla, an extraordinary casket of artistic and cultural memories…

Stroll around the Borghi, step after step on the flagstones of the ancient porticos… among the shops of the apothecaries, tailors and shoemakers… almost hearing the echoes of a long gone past…

The Via Francigena, the Pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela, the Via del Santo Volto (Holy Face) di Lucca… history and legend blend exquisitely on these pathways …

Meet culture….Just a few kilometers from the cities of art: Florence, Siena, Lucca, Pisa…

Enjoy the medieval picturesque world-known seaside towns: the Cinque Terre, Portovenere,Portofino,  Lerici, Tellaro…

Carrata marmor quaries….a spectacular journey into the quaint tunnels dug into the rocks in search of the quarries, where the white Carrara marble comes from…

A plunge into tradition… at Christmas everything is colorful, the inhabitants wear the costumes of the period and the districts transform into living nativity scenes …

Markets and fairs set up in the ancient villages… admire the products made by hand by the craftsmen of today with the ancient tools and techniques …

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