Scenic Walking Areas in Province of Massa Carrara

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Scenic Walking Areas in Province of Massa Carrara

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  • Mark D
    West Bloomfield, MI1,362 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Ponzanello is a winery between Florence and Sienna, 2 km from Ponzano town. They produce very good vines. We stayed at their B/ B hotel for 5 days, excellent rooms. Very highly recommended.
    Written 28 September 2019
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  • Brun066
    Florence, Italy12,580 contributions
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    On a nice day in early March, we covered the first part of this stage, from Pontremoli almost to Villafranca. As you will read, it's not very pleasant in some places if traveled after the rains, but overall it deserves a high rating.
    We started from Pontremoli station (this stage has four railway stations that can be used to cover the whole route or parts of it) and after a rather ugly stretch along the #62 national road (however almost all such stretches are equipped with sidewalks) we crossed the picturesque hamlet prior to the Annunciation church. The next section runs at a distance from the national road, but involves the ford of a small stream which after copious rains (it had rained the day before) inevitably wets your feet. In this case, it is advisable to stay on the highway.
    After the "Pala" hamlet the most pleasant part of the route begins. The path goes far from the highway and first crosses the delightful medieval village of Ponticello (although obviously restored); then, at the bridge over the Caprio stream, it presents what was perhaps the most picturesque vision of our day, with the snow-capped mountains in the background. Finally, you crisscross along the Magra valley floor, until you get under the town of Filattiera, scenically perched on a hill, which has at its base the ancient "pieve" of Sorano.
    Instead after Filattiera the path, at least after a period of rain, is somewhat unpleasant to travel: the bottom is somewhat muddy, even more so because it is crossed by motocross bikes.
    Furthermore, in the vicinity of Villafranca, two fords more, where high water would have forced us to get our feet wet. Then, by the #30 provincial road, we reached Villafranca through the #62 national road.
    Finally, I remember that some years ago (perhaps in 2015) I also traveled the Villafranca-Aulla stretch (in reverse). It was not yet organized as part of the Via Francigena; it was still very pleasant (perhaps also because the fords' water was low)
    Written 8 March 2020
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  • Brun066
    Florence, Italy12,580 contributions
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    I cannot say anything about the second half of the stage, but only about the first one, which I traveled with my family on a sunny Sunday in March (which became more cloudy in the afternoon), using the train to get to Massa and to leave from the Seravezza station. .
    This part of the stage stands out first of all because not a single meter of it is on a dirt road: it takes place all on a paved road.
    Luckily, these paved roads have a low traffic density, with the notable exception of a stretch of about 2 kms between Massa and Montignoso. However, even in this case the road is equipped with a sidewalk.
    Another feature is that the stretch, in order to avoid the heavy urbanized coastal plain as much as possible, "takes refuge", so to speak, for most of its route on the last hilly offshoots descending from Mount Folgorito. This happens by climbing from Capanne (a hamlet of Montignoso ) up to over 400 meters of height, then by descending to the level of the plain in the place called Strettoia (a hamlet of Pietrasanta).
    Both the ascent and descent are moderate, but long. In the central section of this elevated path, the panorama is rewarding, extending from the coastal plain below to the Gulf of La Spezia (among others, the islet of Palmaria stands out very well).
    It should be obvious but it's better to repeat it: in the case of this long hilly deviation, the marked path of the modern Via Francigena has been traced to be pleasant to the traveler, but in no way it can match with the one walked in the Middle Ages by travelers (and today completely unattractive); that is, along the path, here straight and at the foot of the reliefs, of the Roman Via Aurelia, which in turn in this section coincides approximately with the current #1 National Road of the same name.
    Overall this hilly stretch, but also the first stretch, leaving Massa, are very appreciable: they redeem the low landscape quality of other stretches.
    Written 13 March 2022
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