Guided excursion to the Hermitage of St. George
An itinerary in eastern Lunigiana to discover saints, brigands, knights and dragons...
Nn the Valley of the Lucido River, which as the famous naturalist Antonio Vallisneri wrote "Lucido per non intorbidar mai," on a spur of the northern buttress of Pizzo d'Uccello, at an altitude of 920 meters are the remains of theHermitage of San Giorgio, can be reached by climbing an 'ancient mule track now overgrown by the forest, which begins at the Church of Aiola, just before the ruins of Castellaccio.
According to legend, its builder was one of the dangerous brigands who haunted those valleys, who graced by Divine forgiveness became a saint.
An enthralling hike among ancient ruins, castles, wandering knights and repentant brigands, in the unique setting of the Apuan Alps.
- Difficulty E some stretch EE (CAI scale)
- Height difference 800 meters -
- Length: 12 km
