Fabbriche di Vergemoli
Fabbriche di Vergemoli
he municipality was created in 2014 from the merger between Vergemoli and Fabbriche di Vallico, two valleys of the southern Apuan Alps divided by the ridges of Monte Gragno and Palodina.
The Turrite Cava valley, topped by the peaks of Monte Matanna and Monte Croce, includes the towns of Fabbriche di Vallico, the capital and ancient border between the Lucca and Este dominions, delineated, in fact, by the Ponte della Dogana. Then one moves on to Vallico Sotto, Vallico Sopra, Gragliana, Campolemisi and the old pasture of San Luigi, now the little church used as an information point regarding the hiking trail ”Sentiero del Lupo”.
The Turrite di Gallicano valley, closed at the head by the fantastic stone arch of Monte Forato, includes the villages of Fornovolasco, San Pellegrinetto, Vergemoli, Calomini, with its Hermitage set in the rocktogether containing fewer than 800 inhabitants.
Here even the names of the towns tell stories. For example, it is said that Fornovolasco, the town of the famous Grotta del Vento, was founded by the blacksmiths of Brescia and Bergamo who came here to work the iron ore extracted from the Trimpello mines, taking advantage of the abundance of water from the springs that feed the course of the Turrite. The water, rich in oxygen, is excellent even for the brown trout farms downstream of the Trombacco lake. It has become a hydroelectric basin, such as the one on the Turrite Cava in Fabbriche di Vallico. Historically, the water fed ancient ironworks, a large eighteenth-century mill, still active today, along the main course and on the tributaries such as the Rio Selvano, a stream well known among canyoning lovers, one of the outdoor activities available in the adventure parks of Levigliese and Battiferro.
Ideas
Garfagnana and the Serchio valley guard architectural jewls and priceless natural oasis: to discover them is the most beautiful quest.
Nessun articolo trovato
Ideas
Garfagnana and the Serchio valley guard architectural jewls and priceless natural oasis: to discover them is the most beautiful quest.
Nessun articolo trovato