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Verrucola Fortress in Fivizzano a medieval village in the historic Lunigiana surrounded by a panoramic green landscape

If you are looking for a nice village nestled in the greenery and to take a walk through history I recommend this place.

The medieval building located in Verrucola a hamlet of Fivizzano in the province of Massa Carrara in eastern Lunigiana

The fortres whose documentationdates back to the beginning of the 12th century preserves all the elements of a fortified town witha real system of fortifications that responds to the military and legal organization of a feudal dominion.

History of the Verrucola Fortress

The history of the Verrucola Fortress is linked to the malaspina family and later to the de Bosi Family

Spinetta Marengho, lord of the malaspina family, tried to take the possession of it, trying to make it a strategic position but I entered into an exhaisting fight with Castruccio Castracani di Antelminelli lord and powerful leader of the Lucca city

The Verrucola Fortress in Fivizzano stands on a rocky spur at the confluence of the Mommio River with Collegnano canal

Formd by a square keep with a rectamgular tower that served as defense and Spinetta The Great completed the construction with made up of two doors

In 1977 it was recovered and restored till today it is possible to visit it

The village the medieval bridge the walls and the castle are very suggestive. A few meters away stands a Watchtower with the round shape characteristic of the area

How to reach

Fivizzano is 66 km about 56 min by car from B&B Miami beach

Visits

Visits can be booked throughout the year but the most suitable periods are spring and autumn

Fortress Verrucola in Fivizzano

Visits can be booked throughout the year but the most suitable periods are spring and autumn

To visit the castle you can call the owner on +39 366 3832098