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Gallicano
Gallicano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Lucca. The municipality is located in Serchio Valley, on the west bank of the Serchio river. It is served by Barga-Gallicano railway station located on the opposite side of the river, accessible by a bridge built in 1923. Gallicano borders the following municipalities: Barga, Borgo a Mozzano, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Coreglia Antelminelli, Fabbriche di Vallico, Fosciandora, Molazzana Molazzana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Lucca Città di Lucca ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on th ..., Fabbriche di Vergemoli. Main sights * The ''Rocca'' (Castle) of Trassilico. * Church of San Giovanni Battista * Church of Sant'Andrea * Church of San Jacopo Apostolo * Church of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant'Andrea, Gallicano
Sant'Andrea is a 12th-century Roman Catholic church building in the town of Gallicano, province of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. History The church was initially built outside the city walls, on a road towards the valley. Subsequent reconstructions have altered the medieval structure, but not the layout. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrea Gallicano Churches in Gallicano 12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Lucia, Gallicano
Santa Lucia is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Gallicano, region of Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ..., Italy. The church is documented in the 12th century as being under the control of the Abbey of Frassinoro. It was located near the castle and close to the ancient parish church of Santi Giovanni e Cassiano. An earthquake in 1721 compelled reconstruction. The interior has a 16th-century wooden icon of St Lucy. entry on monuments of Gallicano. References Churches in Gallicano[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Giovanni Battista, Gallicano
San Giovanni Battista is a 15th-century Roman Catholic church building in the town of Gallicano, province of Lucca, region of Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ..., Italy. Construction began in 1486, using material from the former parish church. The site had once had a small oratory commissioned by Domenico Bertini, a papal diplomat. References Churches in Gallicano 15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy {{Tuscany-RC-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jacopo Apostolo, Gallicano
San Jacopo Apostolo is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic parish church located on via Domenico Bertini # 26 in the town of Gallicano, Province of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. A church at the site was documented in 771. By the tenth century it was recognized as a collegiate church In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons, a non-monastic or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, headed by a dignitary bearing .... The church layout of today was built in the 11th century. The church was initially linked to the mountaintop castle, but it moved to being a parish church. In 1485, it was reconstructed using material form the abandoned church of San Giovanni. official site. Refe ...
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Fosciandora
Fosciandora () is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 554 inhabitants in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about north of Lucca. Fosciandora borders the municipalities of Barga, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Gallicano, Pieve Fosciana and Pievepelago. History The territory of Fosciandora was annexed by the Republic of Lucca in the 13th century. After the House of Este took control of the Garfagnana region, which took place starting from 1429, Fosciandora was divided between two states. The so-called "three lands", or the centres of Treppignana, Riana and Lupinaia, remained under the jurisdiction of Lucca, forming part of the diocese of Gallicano, while the rest of the current municipality – with Ceserana as its capital – was absorbed into the Republic of Florence and subsequently, in 1451, to Borso d'Este, becoming part of the Duchy of Ferrara. At the end of the 18th century, the Garfagnana region came under the governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coreglia Antelminelli
Coreglia Antelminelli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about north of Lucca. Coreglia Antelminelli borders the following municipalities: Abetone Cutigliano, Bagni di Lucca, Barga, Borgo a Mozzano, Fiumalbo, Gallicano, Pievepelago. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia () is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, that was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities, with the a ... ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Main sights *San Martino: Romanesque church built during 9th-10th-centuries *Santi Pietro e Paolo: Romanesque church with interiors refurbished and frescoed in 19th-century *Santa Maria Assunta: church contains a painted crucifix attributed to Berlinghiero Berlinghieri References External links Official website Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barga, Tuscany
Barga is a medieval town and ''comune'' of the province of Lucca in Tuscany, central Italy. It is home to around 10,000 people and is the chief town of the "Media Valle" (mid valley) of the Serchio River. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). History In the 9th century, Barga is mentioned as a family feud of the Lombard family of Rolandinghi. In the 11th century, Barga obtained from Matilda of Tuscany broad privileges including tax exemptions. However, formally Barga was still subordinate to Lucca. When Matilda died, she left all her properties, including the Serchio Valley, to the Church, which was not a popular decision, causing a war. Despite the war, Barga was not looted, apparently because of the presence of the nuncius sent to the valley by the Pope Gregory IX. As the result of the war, the diocese of Lucca was abolished and split between several parties, including Pisa. Barga took advantage of it, and in the 13th century help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castles In Italy
This is a list of castles in Italy by location. Abruzzo ;Province of L'Aquila *Castello normanno (Anversa degli Abruzzi), Castello normanno, Anversa degli Abruzzi *Castello Orsini-Colonna, Avezzano *Castello Piccolomini (Balsorano), Castello Piccolomini, Balsorano *Castle of Barisciano, Barisciano *Castello di Barrea, Barrea *Castle of Bominaco, Bominaco *Castello di Bugnara, Bugnara *Rocca Calascio, Calascio *Castello Piccolomini (Capestrano), Castello Piccolomini, Capestrano *Castello di Carsoli, Carsoli *Castello di Castel di Sangro, Castel di Sangro *Palazzo dei Conti di Celano, Castelvecchio Subequo *Castello Piccolomini (Celano), Castello Piccolomini, Celano *Castle of Fossa, Fossa, Abruzzo, Fossa *Castello di Gagliano Aterno, Gagliano Aterno *Forte Spagnolo, L'Aquila *Castello Orsini, Massa d'Albe *Palazzo Santucci, Navelli *Castle of Ocre, Ocre *Castello di Oricola, Oricola *Castello di Ortona dei Marsi, Ortona dei Marsi *Castello Piccolomini (Ortucchio), Castello Picco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serchio Valley
The Serchio (; ) is the third longest river in the Italian region of Tuscany at , coming after the Arno at and the Ombrone, . By mean rate of flow, it is the second largest, smaller than Arno but larger than Ombrone. The principal source forms on the slopes of Monte Sillano, elevation and is joined by a secondary branch, the Serchio di Gramolazzo, at Piazza al Serchio. The river then crosses Garfagnana from north to south, from Sillano to a location beyond Castelnuovo di Garfagnana; from here it continues through the Media Valle touching the municipal borders of the Comune of Barga and crossing the territory of Borgo a Mozzano. In this section of the river, which is dammed in a number of places, it receives from the right the waters of the Edron, Tùrrite Secca, Tùrrite di Gallicano, Turrite Cava and the Pedogna; and from the left those of the Fiume, the Castiglione, the Sillico, and its most important tributary the Lima. This last, which is born at the Passo dell'Abetone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molazzana
Molazzana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Lucca Città di Lucca ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its Province of Lucca, province has a population of 383,9 .... Molazzana borders the following municipalities: Barga, Careggine, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Gallicano, Stazzema, Fabbriche di Vergemoli. References Cities and towns in Tuscany {{Lucca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabbriche Di Vergemoli
Fabbriche di Vergemoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region of Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in .... It was created on 1 January 2014 from the merger of Fabbriche di Vallico and Vergemoli. See also * San Pellegrinetto (former ''comune'' now integrated into Fabbriche di Vergemoli). References {{Lucca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
