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The Breads of Eastern Lunigiana

Studio ARX — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:06:32 +0000

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An the shadow of the Apuan Alps, in addition to the famous Marocca di Casola made with chestnut flour, we find many other types of bread, more classic but always unique and delicious. To the layman’s eye and palate they may look very similar, but small details such as the texture of the crust, the crumb and fragrance or the ingredients used, water and flour, will make you appreciate the merits of each.

Our itinerary starts from Agnino, a village in the municipality of Fivizzano from which there is a beautiful view of much of Lunigiana. Here in the local bakery for years they have been baking the Agnino bread of round shape, with a size of about 700 grams, suitable for storage several days. We also recommend the excellent focaccia prepared with the usual dough.

We move a little further north of Fivizzano and in Signano we find another type of bread, made in a small family-run wood-fired oven with flour from the local mill, still round and large in size, but characterized by a very soft crumb and a crisp crust.

We go up the Strada Statale del Cerreto road again and turn in the direction of the village of Po, where we find a bakery that for decades has been making a very well-known and popular bread, baked in a wood-fired oven and which can be enjoyed on site, freshly baked, accompanied by local cold cuts.

We change valleys and to Vinca, a village at the foot of the peaks of the Apuan Alps we find the local bread dark in appearance and is generally round in shape. The size is about 2.2 kilos. the dough is made from wheat flour, bran, water, yeast and salt. After dividing the dough into loaves, they are allowed to rise for 12 hours, and then baked in a wood-fired oven.

We end our trip in Regnano, in the municipality of Casola in Lunigiana, to taste Regnano bread made from wheat flour and boiled potatoes. Local potatoes, grown up to the high elevations, were added to lengthen the fragrance of the breads.

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Horseback riding routes: between forests and castles

Studio ARX — Wed, 07 May 2025 16:56:21 +0000

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Duration: one day.

Difficulty: medium

For more info and excursions with a qualified guide contact the Scuderia Agriturismo "Il Picchio Verde" Amola - Licciana Nardi - Andrea +39 339 4391276

Departure and return from Agriturismo Il PIcchio Verde - Loc. Molesana (Licciana Nardi)

Departing from Molesana the trail immediately enters the woods and introduces us to the Deglio valley. Skirting the stream surrounded by a wild and luxuriant nature we will arrive in the locality of Cassolana we will cross this small village where time seems to have stopped to climb towards Gabbiana and a path that crosses first chestnut woods and then beech woods until we reach the locality of Pastina where we will stop for lunch in a typical trattoria. We will arrive in Bagnone Municipality of Lunigiana famous for offering one of the many typical Lunigiana products the onion of Treschietto with which the famous Barbotta is cooked. The town is dominated by a marvelous castle that we will reach by crossing ancient and evocative villages and bridges. Leaving behind the Malaspina walls we will resume the forest and on the way back we will visit the beautiful village of virgoletta with a stop to quench our thirst with the fresh water that flows from the famous fountains and crossing a stretch of the via francigena we will return to Molesana.

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Trail of “Waters and Geosites” in Equi Terme

Studio ARX — Wed, 07 May 2025 16:35:38 +0000

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DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL: Equi Terme/ Monzone (Fivizzano)
LENGTH: 4.66 km
DEVELOPMENT: 186 m
DIFFICULTY: E
CARTOGRAPHY: Eastern Lunigiana, Geomedia 2018

n easy hiking trail to discover the environmental, geological and cultural diversity of theUpper Lucido Valley. Within the Apuan Alps Regional Park the common thread iswater, which over the millennia has carved canyons, valleys and karst and even ancient glaciers, but also gushes out intact with remarkable thermal and healing properties.

Discover the stages of this circular excursion departing from Equi Terme or of Monzone, passing through small medieval villages, ruins of ancient castles, wash houses, factories and sawmills.Along the way you will find panels illustrating the history of this corner of Lunigiana...

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