Area description for Villino Moscardini

Barga

Barga is set in the spectacular Garfagnana valley in northern Tuscany, between the Apuane alps and the Appenines, close to the Apuane national park. Dating from the 8th century, this historic hill town crowned with its Duomo, has retained many mediaeval features. The narrow flagstoned streets are lined with tall elegant stuccoed Palazzi, and shady piazzas are surrounded by antique shops and restaurants.

There are a number of small intimate cafes and restaurants in the old town all within walking distance, providing a wide variety of menus.

Throughout the year there are a number of festivals and Arts events including Opera, Jazz and Theatre.
The area has spectacular walks through chestnut forests, which are suitable for all levels of ability and fitness, from a gentle stroll to a full day mountain hike.

Lucca - Garfagnana

The environment has been shaped by man to a large extent and the exploitation of woods, pastures and fields is well documented by the many ethnographic museums dedicated to rural life.
Where the mountains didn´t offer enough resources for mean survival we can at least reconstruct the emigration process of the local population in search of better fortune.
Recently a crisis of the primary manufacturing activities has led to a new form of administration of the territory focusing on preservation rather than abandon. Regional parks and reserves were created to protect both the mountainous areas of the Apuans and Garfagnana, as well as the lakes and the thick "macchia mediterranea" undergrowth along the coast bordering on the Province of Pisa.

Tuscany

In this section you can find itineraries that intend to show the wealth of Lucca’s territory from an environmental, historical as well as a cultural point of view. Consequently natural parks, museums and constructions of particular artistic or architectural relevance have been grouped into tourist itineraries in order to stimulate an in-depth, integral knowledge of the different areas of the Province with particular emphasis on the Piana di Lucca, Versilia and Garfagnana.


Man and his territory in Garfagnana
The changing relationship between man and the environment over the centuries in the Province of Lucca is one of the most interesting subjects for visitor and scholar alike when they come here, in an area of wooded mountains, of hills with characteristic olive groves and vineyards, of cultivated plains and sandy shores.
Man and his territory between the Apuan Alps, Versilia and the Piana di Lucca
The changing relationship between man and the environment over the centuries in the Province of Lucca is one of the most interesting subjects for visitor and scholar alike when they come here, in an area of wooded mountains, of hills with characteristic olive groves and vineyards, of cultivated plains and sandy shores.
The marble routes
The Versilia region has a long deeply rooted tradition of marble quarrying and production.
Poets and musicians between the nineteenth and twentieth century
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Versilia and Garfagnana were home to some of Italy's most renowned writers and musicians.
The "Resistence sites"
Between 1943 and 1945 the Province of Lucca was a theatre of fierce battles between German troops retreating from Central Italy and groups of partisans helping the allies in their advances.
The Via Francigena in the Piana di Lucca
The best and most pleasant way to discover the Via Francigena in the Piana di Lucca is to visit a series of parish churches, castles and medieval hospitals.
The Via Francigena in the Piana di Lucca
The best and most pleasant way to discover the Via Francigena in the Piana di Lucca is to visit a series of parish churches, castles and medieval hospitals.
Villas of the Pizzorne
The Pizzorne are a chain of rises, not so much high as steep, which are found to the north-east of the city of Lucca. Since Renaissance times, some of the most noteworthy villas of the Lucchese have been built on the slopes of the Pizzorne.
Art Nouveau Villas in Lucca
An itinerary to discover the Art Nouveau villas outside the walls of Lucca
Modernism in the villas in Viareggio
An itinerary to discover the modernist and Art Nouveau villas around the Promenade in Viaregggio