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Via Vandelli, a ducal road from the 1700s, was built by Francesco III d’Este as a wedding gift for his son Ercole with Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina. It takes its name from the architect who designed the work; today it is a great hiking route, which, in 7 stages, connects Modena with Massa crossing the Garfagnana [...]
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A 284 km itinerary that crosses, in 11 stages, the territory of three regions. A journey to discover the territories of Matilde di Canossa that connects Mantua, Reggio Emilia and Lucca passing through the heart of the Po Valley and the National Park of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. It enters Tuscany at San Pellegrino in Alpe [...]
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A mountain variant of the Via Francigena, it diverges from this in Pontremoli in Lunigiana to enter Garfagnana at the Passo di Tea. The final destination is the Cathedral of San Martino in Lucca, where it is possible to admire the Holy Face, a wooden crucifix at the center of widespread veneration throughout Europe since [...]
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