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- Azienda Agricola “Tripala” - Azienda Agricola “Torre Pierina” - Azienda Agricola “Spinetti Lucio” - Azienda Agricola “La Calamaia” - Azienda Agricola “Bocchi Paolo” - Azienda Agricola “Davini Francesca” - Bar Martini di Massari
During its history, it was a feud of Malaspina family, and an autonomous municipality, and it had its own currency, the “Barbone Minuccianese”. For its strategic position, on the border between Garfagnana and Lunigiana, the town was disputed for a long time between Pisa, Florence, the Visconti
The Apuan Alps Regional Park, within which the municipality of Minucciano is located, is a territory that extends between Garfagnana and Versilia for about 2000 hectares, and includes a great variety of mountain and hilly environments as well as the famous marble quarries white, from which the famous
Garfagnana is a territory in the province of Lucca, in Tuscany, between the Apuan Alps and the main chain of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, entirely crossed by the Serchio river and its many tributaries, and rich in woods. Nature in Garfagnana dominates unchallenged, with pristine forests and peaks
Continuing along the road that surrounds the mountain in a ring, you arrive at a place where travelers used to find refuge in the past. A Marian sanctuary with a vast lawn around and a wonderful view of Monte Pisanino, the highest peak in the Apuan Alps. The Sanctuary, built in the 19th century, is a
Museum of Identity of the Upper Garfagnana Olimpio Cammelli of Gorfigliano (Lucca) The museum is located in Gorfigliano, Lucca, in Garfagnana. It is located next to the Old Church, on the top of the Colle di Casa where once stood the Castle and the Old Town. In 1983, at the behest of the parish
The hermitage of the Beata Vergine of the Soccorso is located about 2 km from Minucciano on the top of a hill which is accessed from the road that leads to Pieve San Lorenzo from Minucciano.Originally it was a hospitable place for the reception of pilgrims and wayfarers. The establishment of the
Bergiola is a small medieval village totally abandoned following the earthquake of 1920, located not far from the hamlet of Pieve San Lorenzo in the municipality of Minucciano (LU), at 500 meters above sea level, along an ancient road now reduced to a path. It has the classic perched and fortified structure
It is the most populous center of the Municipality of Minucciano and is located on the slopes of Monte Pisanino. It extends along the Acqua Bianca valley at a height of 690 m. above sea level. The village boasts very ancient origins and is mentioned for the first time in a 793 sales contract, during
The village, which gives its name to the artificial lake, is located along the left bank of the Serchio di Minucciano stream which descends from the Serenaia Valley at 625 masl. Its toponym probably derives from gramola, an ancient tool for processing of hemp. It is mentioned in numerous medieval
The Gramolazzo lake, which takes its name from the village on its left bank, is an artificial reservoir, created in the second half of the 1900s, together with the nearby Vagli lake, by SELT Valdarno for the hydroelectric exploitation of the Serchio river and its tributaries. It is currently managed
Castagnola is one of the oldest and most characteristic villages of the Municipality of Minucciano. The village stands perched on a hill above 700 m. asl and enjoys an exceptional sun exposure. Like many of the nearby villages, it entered medieval times between the territories of the Republic of Lucca
The town is located on the top of a hill overlooking Lake Gramolazzo from the left, between chestnut and Turkey oaks, and enjoys excellent sun exposure. Its toponym derives from Roman noble terms which attest to its ancient origins. The Church, small but elegant, is in the shape of a Latin cross and
Albiano, which stands on the top of a hill a short distance from Sermezzana, has very ancient origins as can be understood from its toponym which certainly derives from Roman noble terms and retains a typically perched structure with a clear medieval imprint. It was a possession of the Nobles of Pug
The village of Antognano, whose predial name betrays Roman origins, is located along the municipal road that leads from Pieve San Lorenzo to Pugliano and, of the latter, has shared the historical and social vicissitudes (the link is still testified by belonging to the same Parish). Worthy of note is
The town of Carpinelli is located right on the border between the Garfagnana and Lunigiana along the former state road 445, although it is possible to reach it directly from Minucciano through Albiano and Sermezzana. The surrounding natural environment, absolutely uncontaminated and dominated by Monte
Going down the road that from Monte Argegna leads to the nearby Municipality of Sillano-Giuncugnano, on the left you can admire the remains of what in the Middle Ages was the ancient Hospitale di San Nicolao di Tea (we already find mentions in the thirteenth century) which fulfilled the important function
The village of Metra is met by descending from the Passo dei Carpinelli in the direction of Aulla. Its very singular toponym could derive from the Latin terms Mètrum or Mètor with the meanings of a place placed on the border or a suitable place for the camp. Traditionally devoted
Pieve San Lorenzo is the second most populous village in the Municipality of Minucciano, it houses the Minucciano-Pieve San Lorenzo-Casola railway station and performs a central function for the fractions of the Lunigianese side. The valley floor where the town stands was certainly inhabited by the
Pugliano is located on the top of a hill, at a height of 610 meters above sea level, on the Lunigianese side of the Municipality of Minucciano along the former state road 445 of the Garfagnana. The origin of Pugliano is very ancient, in fact in its surroundings worked flints have been found that can
The toponym of Serra-Mezzana alludes to a land enclosed in the middle and describes very well this country which is nestled between a hill of oaks, firs, agricultural fields and hillocks of olive trees just below the Passo dei Carpinelli. The village is characterized by narrow alleys and small farmyards
The village of Verrucolette is located on the top of a hill (in Latin verruca, from which the toponym originates) which dominates the right bank of Lake Gramolazzo, surrounded by greenery among centuries-old chestnut forests. The town has long followed the events of Gorfigliano from which it detached
Monte Argegna is the peak (1019 m asl) overlooking the Passo dei Carpinelli and offers a wonderful panorama that ranges from the highest peaks of the Apuan Alps to the sea, when the weather conditions are favorable. On its top there is the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Guard, built in the nineteenth century
Orto di donna is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful areas of the Garfagnana, a natural amphitheater (at 1050 meters above sea level) where some of the major peaks of the Apuan Alps surround the valley, with the characteristic U-shape, due to its glacial origin, which they confer a very rare conformation