The pivot of this itinerary is Cerreto Pass, watershed between Valle del Secchia, which springs from the north-eastern slope of Mt. Alto, and Valle del Rosaro, springing from the Tuscan slope of the same mountain.
You will touch the three most densely populated urban centers of their respective valleys, important gateways to Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park: Castelnovo ne' Monti, Fivizzano, and Castelnuovo di Garfagnana.
Crossing very diversified natural environments going from the famous Pietra di Bismantova to the beech tree forests, from the moorlands to the high-mountain wetlands, the route partly follows an ancient medieval pilgrimage route leading from Valle del Magra to Garfagnana and Lucca.
If there are only a few evidences left by the Countess Matilda from Canossa, whose properties included Castelnovo ne' Monti, the Renaissance period dominated by Medici and Este has left tangible evidences in the urban planning of Fivizzano and Castelnuovo di Garfagnana.
You will touch the three most densely populated urban centers of their respective valleys, important gateways to Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park: Castelnovo ne' Monti, Fivizzano, and Castelnuovo di Garfagnana.
Crossing very diversified natural environments going from the famous Pietra di Bismantova to the beech tree forests, from the moorlands to the high-mountain wetlands, the route partly follows an ancient medieval pilgrimage route leading from Valle del Magra to Garfagnana and Lucca.
If there are only a few evidences left by the Countess Matilda from Canossa, whose properties included Castelnovo ne' Monti, the Renaissance period dominated by Medici and Este has left tangible evidences in the urban planning of Fivizzano and Castelnuovo di Garfagnana.