Stage 11: From Fosdinovo to Sarzana

Stage 11: From Fosdinovo to Sarzana

From the village of Fosdinovo – an extraordinary terrace overlooking the lower valley of the Magra river with a wide view of the islands and the Tyrrhenian coast – you will start a long but relaxing descent towards Sarzana. Here, chestnut forests are...
Stage 08var: Lake Restì Variant

Stage 08var: Lake Restì Variant

Shorter but more demanding variant, of difficulty Expert Hiker, mainly on steep path or traces of path sometimes exposed. Beware of fording the Mommio stream after heavy rains or thaw From Restì, follow the Lunigiana Trekking route (of difficulty E with some stretches...
Stage 10var: Ponte Vecchio Detour

Stage 10var: Ponte Vecchio Detour

Detour that allows you to reach a site of historical and archaeological interest where 9 stele statues from the Bronze and Iron times were found. This was an ancient marketplace, active from the Middle Ages until the eighteenth century, along what was once the...
Stage 11var: Luni Variant

Stage 11var: Luni Variant

Variant that along the Via Francigena allows you to reach the archaeological area of Luni Once on the Via Francigena near Caniparola, you can continue, instead of for Sarzana, towards the locality of Luni Scavi (crossing an area of very little landscape value) to...
Stage 09var: Convento Variant

Stage 09var: Convento Variant

Detour that shortens the journey but without dedicated signs, useful if you want to save time to enjoy the naturalistic sites of Equi Terme (Solco di Equi, the “Bozzetti” natural thermal springs, Terme, Caves of Equi), however sacrificing the visit to the...