__NOTOC__ The Magra is a long river of Northern Italy, which runs through

Pontremoli Pontremoli (; local ; ; ) is a small city, ''comune'' former Latin Catholic bishopric in the province of Massa and Carrara, Tuscany region, central Italy. Literally translated, Pontremoli means "Trembling Bridge" (from ''ponte'' "bridge" and ''tre ...

Filattiera Filattiera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Carrara. Main sights *Church of ''San Giorgio'' (12th century). It contains ...

Villafranca in Lunigiana Villafranca in Lunigiana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Massa. It is located on the Via Francigena, and has maintained ...

and

Aulla Aulla is a ''comune'' in the province of Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located in the valley of the Magra, River Magra. Geology In 1977, the Italian geologist Augusto Azzaroli discovered a series of mammal rests with a correl ...

in the

province of Massa-Carrara The province of Massa-Carrara () is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is named after the provincial capital Massa, and Carrara, the other main town in the province. History The province of "Massa e Carrara" was born in 1859 from ...

(

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 ...

);

Santo Stefano di Magra Santo Stefano di Magra (, Lunigiana, Lunigiano ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italy, Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about northeast of La Spezia. It is located near the confluenc ...

Vezzano Ligure Vezzano Ligure (; , locally ) is a (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about northeast of La Spezia. Vezzano Ligure borders the following municipalities: Arcola, B ...

, Arcola,

Sarzana Sarzana (, ; ) is a town, ''comune'' (municipality) and former short-lived Catholic bishopric in the Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. It is east of La Spezia, on the railway to Pisa, at the point where the railway to Parma diverges to the ...

and

Ameglia Ameglia (; , locally ) is a (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about southeast of La Spezia. Ameglia borders the municipalities of Lerici and Sarzana. History Am ...

in the

province of La Spezia The province of La Spezia (; Ligurian language, Ligurian: ''provinsa dea Spèza'') is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of La Spezia. Overview It has an area of and, , a total population o ...

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Liguria Liguria (; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is roughly coextensive with ...

). In

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times, it was known as the Macra and marked the eastern boundary of the territory of Liguria. The river's

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

occupies around . Its most important tributary is the Vara which joins the Magra from the right within the commune of

Caprigliola bridge collapse

In April 2020 a 260 metre long road bridge across the Magra at Albiano Magra near Aulla collapsed. Very few vehicles were using the bridge at the time due to the

coronavirus lockdown During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions, particularly lockdowns (encompassing stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and similar societal restrictions), were implemented in numerou ...

then in force, and only two people were injured.

Regional Natural Park of Montemarcello-Magra-Vara

Since 1995 an area of surrounding the Magra and Vara rivers is protected by a natural park of the ''

regione The regions of Italy () are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, constituting its second NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, five of which are autonomous regions with special status. Under the Cons ...

, placed near the border with the

region. Due its

biodiversity Biodiversity is the variability of life, life on Earth. It can be measured on various levels. There is for example genetic variability, species diversity, ecosystem diversity and Phylogenetics, phylogenetic diversity. Diversity is not distribut ...

, the Regional Natural Park of

Montemarcello Montemarcello is a frazione of the comune of Ameglia (Italy). It is the home to the Regional natural Park of Montemarcello-Magra. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia () is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns o ...

-Magra-Vara is part of the

Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...

European network.

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Drainage basins of the Tyrrhenian Sea Rivers of Italy Rivers of Tuscany Rivers of Liguria Rivers of the Province of La Spezia Rivers of the Province of Massa-Carrara Rivers of the Apennines Lunigiana Braided rivers in Italy {{Italy-river-stub

Caprigliola bridge collapse

Regional Natural Park of Montemarcello-Magra-Vara

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