Guidebook for Corfino
Parks & Nature
The Verrucole fortress, founded by the Gherardinghi family on a previous human settlement, whose foundation dates back to the 10th century. The expansionist ambitions of Lucca to the north gave these places countless battles in the 12th and 13th centuries, including an important siege in the winter of 1170. In 1296, the fortress passed into the hands of the people of Lucca. After the epic of the Lucca-born condottiere Castruccio Castracani, in 1328 Spinetta Malaspina had the opportunity to seize it and held it until 1345, and then abandoned it. In 1429 a part of the Garfagnana passed under the dominion of the Este family of Ferrara. The fortress in its present features dates back probably t
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Fortaleza de Verrucole
Via del Forte
The Verrucole fortress, founded by the Gherardinghi family on a previous human settlement, whose foundation dates back to the 10th century. The expansionist ambitions of Lucca to the north gave these places countless battles in the 12th and 13th centuries, including an important siege in the winter of 1170. In 1296, the fortress passed into the hands of the people of Lucca. After the epic of the Lucca-born condottiere Castruccio Castracani, in 1328 Spinetta Malaspina had the opportunity to seize it and held it until 1345, and then abandoned it. In 1429 a part of the Garfagnana passed under the dominion of the Este family of Ferrara. The fortress in its present features dates back probably t
The Parco dell'Orecchiella is a park on the slopes of the Apennines in the Garfagnana region of Tuscany, central Italy, (in the townships of Piazza al Serchio, San Romano, Sillano and Villa Collemandina). It is a wilderness park, protected by the State Forestry Department. The park is subdivided into three natural reserves: "l'Orecchiella", "la Pania di Corfino", and "Lama Rossa".
The park includes large forests of beech, chestnut, and fir. The fauna consists of woodland species such as the Italian wolf, bears, wild boar, deer, and mouflon. The area is also characterized by its raptors, including falcons and golden eagles.
The State Forestry Department Visitors' Center at the park includes
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Parco dell'Orecchiella
The Parco dell'Orecchiella is a park on the slopes of the Apennines in the Garfagnana region of Tuscany, central Italy, (in the townships of Piazza al Serchio, San Romano, Sillano and Villa Collemandina). It is a wilderness park, protected by the State Forestry Department. The park is subdivided into three natural reserves: "l'Orecchiella", "la Pania di Corfino", and "Lama Rossa".
The park includes large forests of beech, chestnut, and fir. The fauna consists of woodland species such as the Italian wolf, bears, wild boar, deer, and mouflon. The area is also characterized by its raptors, including falcons and golden eagles.
The State Forestry Department Visitors' Center at the park includes
The excursion crosses different natural environments and landscapes: it joins the historic village of Corfino with its equally historic pasture, the network of hedges and fields around the village, the pastures of the Bandita, the limestone cliffs of the Grottaccee and the views from the white peaks of the Pania , the gloomy valley of Buca dei Lupi, the Pruno huts with its rye straw roof.
Departure: Corfino (851 m)
Arrival: Corfino (851 m)
Journey time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: E - Hiking
Difference in height: 790 m
Maximum altitude: 1603 m
Signpost: marked 56, 58, Airone 1 yellow-blue, 64
Recommended period: from March to November
Places crossed: Corfino - Grottacce - Campaiana
Pania di Corfino
The excursion crosses different natural environments and landscapes: it joins the historic village of Corfino with its equally historic pasture, the network of hedges and fields around the village, the pastures of the Bandita, the limestone cliffs of the Grottaccee and the views from the white peaks of the Pania , the gloomy valley of Buca dei Lupi, the Pruno huts with its rye straw roof.
Departure: Corfino (851 m)
Arrival: Corfino (851 m)
Journey time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: E - Hiking
Difference in height: 790 m
Maximum altitude: 1603 m
Signpost: marked 56, 58, Airone 1 yellow-blue, 64
Recommended period: from March to November
Places crossed: Corfino - Grottacce - Campaiana
The Botanical Garden was founded in 1984 by the Mountain Community of the Garfagnana and hosts the most significant species of the Orecchiella Park. The numerous and short paths that wind through it cover the different sectors in which the Garden is divided. The visit, in addition to the observation of the many plant species present here, has the meaning of a small naturalistic excursion that touches the most typical environments of the Apennine Garfagnana: we pass from the Apennine moors to the peat bogs and from the macereti and cliffs calcareous to the mountain pastures. In 2014 the Garden is registered to Maria Ansaldi, botanist and curator of the structure. The Garden offers guided tou
Giardino Botanico Maria Ansaldi Pania di Corfino
The Botanical Garden was founded in 1984 by the Mountain Community of the Garfagnana and hosts the most significant species of the Orecchiella Park. The numerous and short paths that wind through it cover the different sectors in which the Garden is divided. The visit, in addition to the observation of the many plant species present here, has the meaning of a small naturalistic excursion that touches the most typical environments of the Apennine Garfagnana: we pass from the Apennine moors to the peat bogs and from the macereti and cliffs calcareous to the mountain pastures. In 2014 the Garden is registered to Maria Ansaldi, botanist and curator of the structure. The Garden offers guided tou
Entertainment & Activities
Acrobatic paths on trees for adults and children, with a height of 100 cm. Cableways with steps 15 meters from the ground! Picnic areas of free use, large green area and playground. Inside the park there is also a cafeteria. Within the structure you can organize many outdoor activities, including hiking and mountain biking. The park is open on holidays, on Sundays in May, on weekends in June and every day from 25 June to 2 September 2018, with a continuous schedule.
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Parco Avventura Selva del Buffardello
11 Viale Eugenio Mattei
Acrobatic paths on trees for adults and children, with a height of 100 cm. Cableways with steps 15 meters from the ground! Picnic areas of free use, large green area and playground. Inside the park there is also a cafeteria. Within the structure you can organize many outdoor activities, including hiking and mountain biking. The park is open on holidays, on Sundays in May, on weekends in June and every day from 25 June to 2 September 2018, with a continuous schedule.
Food Scene
The Garfagnana is a beautiful, remote part of Tuscany that is overlooked by most tourists.It is a river valley with the Apuan Alps along one side and the Apennines to the other and there was a time when Elliott and I went on holiday there quite regularly for the walking and wild swimming but the mountain weather was always unpredictable and I have memories of being very cold and wet a lot of the time. Good weather for cheese making, however, and last week I returned to visit Verano Bertagni who makes pecorino at his small dairy in Pieve Fosciana.
Caseificio Bertagni
11 Località PantalineThe Garfagnana is a beautiful, remote part of Tuscany that is overlooked by most tourists.It is a river valley with the Apuan Alps along one side and the Apennines to the other and there was a time when Elliott and I went on holiday there quite regularly for the walking and wild swimming but the mountain weather was always unpredictable and I have memories of being very cold and wet a lot of the time. Good weather for cheese making, however, and last week I returned to visit Verano Bertagni who makes pecorino at his small dairy in Pieve Fosciana.
Podere Concori
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Sightseeing
The unmistakable castle of Castelnuovo in Garfagnana is the symbol of the town. The irregular-shaped fortress is posted at the gateway to the village, distinguished by its sturdy stone clock tower and rounded bastions.
Inside the walls of Castelnuovo in Garfagnana, the fortress Este boasts a compact trapezoidal shape with two small courtyards. Built originally around 1000 AD, it was modified and enlarged in the 1200s by Paolo Guinigi. It was later named for the governor Ariosto who oversaw the Garfagnana province from 1522 - 1525.
Originally accessible only by an elevated crossing bridge, it was given some Renaissance detailing with arcades and decor. The fortress was damaged in WWII but r
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Rocca Ariostesca
8-10 Via Vittorio EmanueleThe unmistakable castle of Castelnuovo in Garfagnana is the symbol of the town. The irregular-shaped fortress is posted at the gateway to the village, distinguished by its sturdy stone clock tower and rounded bastions.
Inside the walls of Castelnuovo in Garfagnana, the fortress Este boasts a compact trapezoidal shape with two small courtyards. Built originally around 1000 AD, it was modified and enlarged in the 1200s by Paolo Guinigi. It was later named for the governor Ariosto who oversaw the Garfagnana province from 1522 - 1525.
Originally accessible only by an elevated crossing bridge, it was given some Renaissance detailing with arcades and decor. The fortress was damaged in WWII but r
Sillico is a village of medieval origin located on the Apennine side of the Garfagnana fraction of the town of Pieve Fosciana, is located at an altitude of about 700 meters on the sea on the foothills that from the ridge of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines slope towards the Serchio valley. The majestic panorama of the Apuan Alps can be enjoyed from the churchyard, especially in the early hours of the morning when the mists fill the valley below and at sunset when the sky is tinged with orange and red. The inhabitants of the village are called Sillichini / e
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Sillico
Sillico is a village of medieval origin located on the Apennine side of the Garfagnana fraction of the town of Pieve Fosciana, is located at an altitude of about 700 meters on the sea on the foothills that from the ridge of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines slope towards the Serchio valley. The majestic panorama of the Apuan Alps can be enjoyed from the churchyard, especially in the early hours of the morning when the mists fill the valley below and at sunset when the sky is tinged with orange and red. The inhabitants of the village are called Sillichini / e