Guidebook for Corfino
Food Scene
Podere Concori
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The Garfagnana is a beautiful, remote part of Tuscany that is overlooked by most tourists.It is a river valley with the Apuan Alps along one side and the Apennines to the other and there was a time when Elliott and I went on holiday there quite regularly for the walking and wild swimming but the mountain weather was always unpredictable and I have memories of being very cold and wet a lot of the time. Good weather for cheese making, however, and last week I returned to visit Verano Bertagni who makes pecorino at his small dairy in Pieve Fosciana.
Caseificio Bertagni
11 Località PantalineThe Garfagnana is a beautiful, remote part of Tuscany that is overlooked by most tourists.It is a river valley with the Apuan Alps along one side and the Apennines to the other and there was a time when Elliott and I went on holiday there quite regularly for the walking and wild swimming but the mountain weather was always unpredictable and I have memories of being very cold and wet a lot of the time. Good weather for cheese making, however, and last week I returned to visit Verano Bertagni who makes pecorino at his small dairy in Pieve Fosciana.
Parks & Nature
The Botanical Garden was founded in 1984 by the Mountain Community of the Garfagnana and hosts the most significant species of the Orecchiella Park. The numerous and short paths that wind through it cover the different sectors in which the Garden is divided. The visit, in addition to the observation of the many plant species present here, has the meaning of a small naturalistic excursion that touches the most typical environments of the Apennine Garfagnana: we pass from the Apennine moors to the peat bogs and from the macereti and cliffs calcareous to the mountain pastures. In 2014 the Garden is registered to Maria Ansaldi, botanist and curator of the structure. The Garden offers guided tou
Giardino Botanico Maria Ansaldi Pania di Corfino
The Botanical Garden was founded in 1984 by the Mountain Community of the Garfagnana and hosts the most significant species of the Orecchiella Park. The numerous and short paths that wind through it cover the different sectors in which the Garden is divided. The visit, in addition to the observation of the many plant species present here, has the meaning of a small naturalistic excursion that touches the most typical environments of the Apennine Garfagnana: we pass from the Apennine moors to the peat bogs and from the macereti and cliffs calcareous to the mountain pastures. In 2014 the Garden is registered to Maria Ansaldi, botanist and curator of the structure. The Garden offers guided tou
The excursion crosses different natural environments and landscapes: it joins the historic village of Corfino with its equally historic pasture, the network of hedges and fields around the village, the pastures of the Bandita, the limestone cliffs of the Grottaccee and the views from the white peaks of the Pania , the gloomy valley of Buca dei Lupi, the Pruno huts with its rye straw roof. Departure: Corfino (851 m) Arrival: Corfino (851 m) Journey time: 5 hours 30 minutes Difficulty: E - Hiking Difference in height: 790 m Maximum altitude: 1603 m Signpost: marked 56, 58, Airone 1 yellow-blue, 64 Recommended period: from March to November Places crossed: Corfino - Grottacce - Campaiana
Pania di Corfino
The excursion crosses different natural environments and landscapes: it joins the historic village of Corfino with its equally historic pasture, the network of hedges and fields around the village, the pastures of the Bandita, the limestone cliffs of the Grottaccee and the views from the white peaks of the Pania , the gloomy valley of Buca dei Lupi, the Pruno huts with its rye straw roof. Departure: Corfino (851 m) Arrival: Corfino (851 m) Journey time: 5 hours 30 minutes Difficulty: E - Hiking Difference in height: 790 m Maximum altitude: 1603 m Signpost: marked 56, 58, Airone 1 yellow-blue, 64 Recommended period: from March to November Places crossed: Corfino - Grottacce - Campaiana
The Parco dell'Orecchiella is a park on the slopes of the Apennines in the Garfagnana region of Tuscany, central Italy, (in the townships of Piazza al Serchio, San Romano, Sillano and Villa Collemandina). It is a wilderness park, protected by the State Forestry Department. The park is subdivided into three natural reserves: "l'Orecchiella", "la Pania di Corfino", and "Lama Rossa". The park includes large forests of beech, chestnut, and fir. The fauna consists of woodland species such as the Italian wolf, bears, wild boar, deer, and mouflon. The area is also characterized by its raptors, including falcons and golden eagles. The State Forestry Department Visitors' Center at the park includes
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Parco dell'Orecchiella
The Parco dell'Orecchiella is a park on the slopes of the Apennines in the Garfagnana region of Tuscany, central Italy, (in the townships of Piazza al Serchio, San Romano, Sillano and Villa Collemandina). It is a wilderness park, protected by the State Forestry Department. The park is subdivided into three natural reserves: "l'Orecchiella", "la Pania di Corfino", and "Lama Rossa". The park includes large forests of beech, chestnut, and fir. The fauna consists of woodland species such as the Italian wolf, bears, wild boar, deer, and mouflon. The area is also characterized by its raptors, including falcons and golden eagles. The State Forestry Department Visitors' Center at the park includes
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Castelnuovo di Garfagnana