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Seravezza
Seravezza, close to Lucca, is set like a gem among the huge rocks of the Garfagnana mountains. The hamlet shows a variegate orography, a complex and fascinating conjunction between the Apuan Alps’ harshness and the narrow coastal plain, with lovely beach beauties.
It definitely is one of those rare and exceptional places where within a few Kilometres you could go from 0 to 1589 meters above the sea level, up to the peak of Monte Altissimo.
The territory consists of a large mountainous area - part of the Regional Park of Apuan Alps, characterized by dizzy rocky walls and the presence of the famous marble caves, fresh chestnut woods and limpid brooks – as well as a hill area, including the districts of Cerreta San Nicola, Fabbiano, Giustagnana, Minazzana, Basati, Cerreta Sant'Antonio and Azzano. There is a narrow stretch downhill, too with the villages of Riomagno, Malbacco, Corvaia e Ruosina; along with a level zone, rich in olive groves and huge country expanses.
The chief town – Seravezza – is a quiet and exclusive valley floor village, located as guard of the only way of communication between the Garfagnana region and the Tuscan coastline. At the centre of Seravezza is the river Versilia, bron from the confluence of the torrents Serra and Vezza. The toponym does not come from the union of the torrents’ names: on the contrary, it was the village that named the torrents. Seravezza probably derives instead from the Lombard toponym “Sala Vetitia”, referring to a trade centre.
Other towns in the area: Arezzo, Asciano, Badia a Ruoti, Badia Agnano, Bagni di Lucca, Barberino Val d'Elsa, Bucine, Campo nell'Elba, Camucia di Cortona, Carrara, Casciana Terme, Casole d'Elsa, Castelfiorentino, Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Castiglion Fiorentino, Castiglioncello, Certaldo, Cetona, Chianciano Terme, Chiusi, Civitella della Chiana, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Cortona, Empoli, Fabbrica di Peccioli, Figline Valdarno, Florence, Foiano della Chiana, Forte dei Marmi, Gaiole in Chianti, Gambassi Terme, Ghizzano, Grassina, Greve in Chianti, Grosseto, Iesa Palazzo, Impruneta, Lamporecchio, Laterina , Livorno, Loro Ciuffenna, Lucca, Lucignano, Marciano della Chiana, Marina di Grosseto, Empoli, Masotti, Massa, Moggiona, Molazzana, Monsummano Terme, Montaione, Montalcino, Monte San Savino, Montecatini-Terme, Montefollonico, Montelopio, Montepulciano, Monterchi, Monteriggioni, Montevarchi, Montisi, Nievole, Panzano in Chianti, Pian di Sco', Pienza, Pietrasanta, Pieve Fosciana, Pisa, Pistoia, Pitigliano, Poggibonsi, Pontassieve, Poppi, Porciano di Lamporecchio, Porciano di Stia, Pozzo della Chiana, Prato, Radda in Chianti, Radicofani, Rapolano Terme, Reggello, Rignano sull'Arno, Rigomagno, Riparbella, Rosignano Solvay, San Baronto, San Casciano dei Bagni, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, San Gimignano, San Giuliano Terme, San Miniato, San Quirico d'Orcia, Sarteano, Saturnia, Scandicci, Segromigno in Monte, Serre di Rapolano, Sieci, Siena, Sinalunga, Sorano, Staggia Senese, Subbiano, Tirrenia, Torre del Lago Puccini, Torrita di Siena, Trequanda, Vagliagli, Viareggio, Vinci, VolterraYou might also be interested in reading about the following Seravezza topics: |
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