allicano, located along the road that leads from Lucca to Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, has an area of 30.5 square kilometers and is located 186 meters above sea level.

The town has got the typicality of a medieval village, including a city wall, , of which some remains can still be admired, originally built during the Middle Age and another, more recent, built in the Renaissance.

Walking through the streets of the village, you reach San Jacopo Church, the oldest building, built at the top of the town. It was built during the Middle Age and has a Romanesque facade. Inside the church there is a valuable glazed terracotta depicting a Madonna with Child and Saints from the workshop of Della Robbia.

The famous orator Domenico Bertini (1417-1506) was from Gallicano.

Among the various events that take place in Gallicano, the traditional Palio di San Jacopo, in July, is not to be missed (every 2 years). The religious procession is accompanied by competitions between the city districts for the award of the Palio; do not miss the parade of papier-mâché floats.

Nice little hamlets in this municipality are Verni and Trassilico, whose Fortress, located 732 meters above sea level, occupies a dominant position over the entire Serchio Valley and is the highest point of the village. The fortification, very important from a strategic and military point of view, was practically inaccessible.

The village of Perpoli, just like Gallicano, has a double city wall, the oldest one is just a few meters high wall, and the second one of Renaissance origin, has an imposing stone gateway. Even Perpoli is situated on the top of a hill and can be reached by taking the municipal road, in Monteperpoli, leaving the provincial road Gallicano-Castelnuovo.