Resort Barga
410 m. >>Burgo De La Garfagnana, rich with monuments and works of art that converses the typical medival structure with roads, narrow and winding with connecting to alley ways. Remarkable Palazzo Pretorio and the comunale Palazzo of XVI century, the monument Duomo (XI-XII sec) where you can enjoy a magnificent panaromic view of Apuane and Appennino. In summer Jazz and Opera festivals. Historical resort with 10'000 inhabitants, in the north-western part of the region, on a slope, in a secluded, idyllic position, 38 km north from Lucca, 65 km north from Pisa, 105 km north-west from Firenze. All shops, restaurants etc. in the resort. Thermal pool, health cures at 17 km. Access: motorway A11 Firenze - Lucca. Then road SS. 12 - SS. 445. Railway station "Fornaci di Barga" 5 km. Bus service. Castelnuovo Garf. 13 km. Bagni di Lucca 17 km. For arrivals by plane: airport Pisa (PSA) 65 km, Firenze (FLR) 100 km.
Region information Lucca/Pisa
The region Lucca/Pisa
The main street of Lucca has a curious name: “Il Filungo.” A street of silence and pleasure, the only noises are the voices of people as they walk by and the chiming bells of Romanesque churches. “Il Filungo” is the heart of Lucca, beautiful and tranquil city of the main routes of mass tourism. It connects the marble facade of the Duomo with Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, the city’s unique and elegant “drawing-room.” In an aisle of the Cathedral, the sarcophagus of Ilaria Del Carretto: the moving masterpiece of Jacopo Della Quercia.
The famous walls of Lucca conceal splendid palazzi. A square tower stands out over the red shingled roofs, Torre Guinigi. On top of this Medieval construction, the people of Lucca planted two trees in hopes of making it lean and rival the Leaning Tower of Pisa. At the end of May, the Medieval streets of Lucca host the city’s archers and their rivals from Massa Marittima in the Palio della Balestra. Outside the city walls, the slopes of the Apennines are dotted with superb villas from Segromigno to Camigliano, from Matraia to Marlia, the triumph of rural noble architecture in Tuscany. Close by is the birthplace of a famous puppet: Pinocchio was born in Collodi, at the gates of Lucca.
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