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Pontremoli lies on the historic Via Francigena pilgrimage route, which leads from Canterbury/Southern England to Rome. A medieval gem in northern Tuscany.

A beautiful church with a huge dome and opulent baroque architecture

The Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta impresses inside with a huge dome and opulent Baroque architecture

The historic center captivates with stately Baroque palaces and elegant squares

Torre del Casotto (historically also known as Torre dei Seratti) is one of the ancient fortified structures of Pontremoli, located in the evocative region of Lunigiana. Built at the beginning of the 14th century by the noble Ghibelline family of the Seratti, the tower stands in a highly strategic position: it is located close to the confluence between the Verde stream and the Magra river. Together with the characteristic Ponte del Casotto (also called Ponte di San Francesco) and the nearby Porta di Imoborgo, this defensive structure supervised the western access to the medieval village and the commercial flows directed towards the Ligurian coast along the historic Via dei Monti. The combined image of the Tower and the Ponte del Casotto is so deeply rooted in the local identity that for centuries it has constituted the official core of the coat of arms of the Municipality of Pontremoli.

Il Ponte della Crësa is an ancient 14th-century stone bridge located in Pontremoli, Tuscany. It connects the medieval historic village and joins the Sommoborgo area to the Verde stream. It is also known as the San Francesco bridge Built in the 14th century (around 1219 as the original core near the church of San Francesco). Also called the San Francesco di sopra bridge because it leads to the nearby church of San Francesco. It united the ancient parts of the city divided by historical rivalries and served as access to the fortified village

small village but very suggestive and picturesque to pass by bicycle

The name Calice al Cornoviglio combines two distinctive elements of the village: "Calice," of uncertain origin but perhaps derived from the Latin calix (cup), referring to the site's concave shape, and "Cornoviglio," the mountain (561 m) that overlooks the village and lends its name to the entire ridge. This toponym appears in medieval documents and recalls the village's ancient connection with the surrounding Apennine territory. Calice was long ruled by the Malaspina dello Spino Secco family, who built a strategic castle there, documented since the 11th century and modified several times over the centuries. Today, the fortress houses the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art and the Chestnut Documentation Center, two testimonies to the profound intertwining of history, spirituality, and the territory's resources. A short distance away is the parish church of Santa Maria Lauretana, an elegant 18th-century Baroque building with exquisite decorations and a polychrome marble high altar. The village comes alive throughout the year with traditional events such as the Feast of Our Lady of Loreto (September), the Chestnut Festival (October) and various summer festivals, which highlight the historical and cultural roots of the place.