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Verrucola Fortress in Fivizzano
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
