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The small hamlet of Sambuca, in the municipality of San Romano in Garfagnana, is dominated by rugged volcanic cliffs on which stands, almost an extension of the rocks themselves, the Church of San Pantaleone. The "chapel of Sambuca" was already named as dependent of the Pieve di Fosciana Church in a document of Lucca Diocese [...]
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The Hermitage, built on a rocky spur, dominates the valley of the Ceserana stream from above. It was already mentioned a hermitage dedicated to Saints Jacopo and Cristoforo in 1168. In 1716 the current title of S. Maria is added; once joined to the parish of Sillico, Capraia became part of the new Diocese of [...]
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The white Sanctuary, built towards the end of the 19th century, is nestled in the green meadows of the Argegna plateau, just above the Foce dei Carpinelli. Here the statue of the Madonna della Guardia is still venerated today and it is placed in protection of the lands of Garfagnana and Lunigiana. Behind the Sanctuary [...]
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The complex, consisting of a church and a hostel for pilgrims, is already mentioned in 1168 in a bull of Pope Alexander III. In 1200 it is mentioned a "domus nova" of the hostel, perhaps following the arrival of the saint’s relics. Around 1400s there were a remodelling and in 1473 the sepulchral temple was [...]
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The Sanctuary of Maria Santissima della Stella near Migliano, a locality of the Municipality of Fosciandora, is mentioned in a Bull of Pope Alexander III of 1167. In 1662 were carried out extension and renovation works on the ruins of the ancient church, but in 1785 there were just ruins and a few perimeter walls [...]
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The Sanctuary of the Madonna del Soccorso is located 2 Km far from Minucciano on a pass that was once a place of passage for those who wanted to reach Pieve San Lorenzo and the Lunigiana, descending from the Garfagnana. The hermitage is still inhabited today by a small community of Augustinian hermits. The current [...]
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The Hermitage of Beato Viviano is located on the eastern face of Mount Roccandagia, near the path that leads from Campocatino to the Arnetola Valley. It can only be reached on foot in about 30 minutes. It is a real sanctuary set in the rock about 1090 m. asl. In this inhospitable place Viviano (Viano) [...]
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On the road that runs alongside the Turrite di Gallicano, in the direction of the Grotta del Vento, the white sanctuary dedicated to Santa Maria ad Martyres, known by all as the Hermit, suddenly appears, set in the rock. Located close to an overhang and dug almost entirely into the rock, the sanctuary was built [...]
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Originally, the village of Gorfigliano rose around the ancient castle, still called "Casa", not far from the current inhabited center. The Castle of Lombard origin stands on a hill at a height of 730 m. asl. where the old cemetery still stands today. Over the years it has undergone various renovations starting from the oldest [...]
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Borsigliana is a small village at about 700 m. asl, on the Apennine side of the Serchio River. The Church is dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta and is one of the oldest in the Garfagnana valley. It was enlarged and modified during the eighteenth century and it retains traces of the original structure on the [...]
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