If the pavement feels like it’s melting beneath your feet, the city is sweltering, the beach sand is too hot to walk on, and even the mountains offer little relief—with the freezing level soaring above 5,000 metres—it’s time to treat yourself to a refreshing break. In the heart of Garfagnana, the Grotta del Vento is…
Dark Evenings return to the Grotta del Vento: experience the thrill of the first explorers FORNOVOLASCO (LUCCA), ITALY – Following the success of last year’s events, the Dark Evenings return to the Grotta del Vento from Friday 24 July, offering visitors the chance to experience the underground world in a truly unique way and relive…
Restaurant just 100 meters from Grotta del Vento Paolo and Francesca: the Gradara castle has nothing to do with this and their love story is certainly not as tormented as the one mentioned in the fifth canto of Dante’s Inferno. Happily united by an unbreakable bond, they are the owners of the new restaurant recently…
We would like to inform our visitors that, after a brief period of closure, just 350 meters from the Eremo di Calomini, the restaurant of the agritourism company “Antica Trattoria dell’Eremita” is open to the public again. This accommodation facility offers the possibility of a pleasant stay in the setting of a highly suggestive place…
WINTER TIMETABLE 6th NOVEMBER/24th DECEMBER8th JANUARY/29th MARCH: 🟠1st ITINERARY: weekdays including Saturday 10.30 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 3.30 pm, 5 pm Sundays and Public Holidays 10 am , 11 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm 🟢 2nd ITINERARY: only on Sundays and public holidays at 11 am,…
The ridge which separates Versilia from Garfagnana, in the part which connects Mount Croce (m. 1314) with the Pania della Croce (m. 1858), is made up of a particular type of limestone rock where impressive cavities can often form, called “tecchie”, characterized by a wide entrance which can be seen from afar, which go into…
