Prà di Lama

The lake of Prà di Lama It is the only lake of natural origin in Garfagnna, fed by underwater springs, with a flow rate of about 120 l/sec and a temperature of 30 ° C. This lake has fueled fears and legends of all kinds among the inhabitants of Pieve Fosciana for centuries. A magical [...]
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Vagli

The Lake of Vagli, with its 34 million cubic meters of water, is the largest hydroelectric basin in Tuscany. The dam that blocks the course of the Edron stream is 92 meters high and its walkway is accessible to the public. Its waters hide an entire village and only when the lake is emptied, the [...]
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Pontecosi

The Lake of Pontecosi is a hydroelectric basin built on the Serchio river, near Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, an ideal place for resting and wintering numerous aquatic birds, including coots and wild ducks of various species that frequent the shallow waters around the reeds. On its banks, the small village that gives its name to the [...]
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Turritecava

The Lake of Turritecava is a hydroelectric basin built in 1939 on the Turrite Cava stream that draws the Fabbriche di Vallico valley and collects the waters of various tributaries, among which, Rio Selvano the most famous stream for the canyoning activity. The lake, in its highest part, has a beautiful pebble beach where you [...]
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Trombacco

The road, leading from Gallicano towards the village of Fornovolasco and the Grotta del Vento, runs through a narrow gorge carved by the course of the stream Turrite di Gallicano. The Trombacco or Gangheri dam is soon after the bridge over the Fogliaio canal. The name of Trombacco is due to the small inhabited center, [...]
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Vicaglia

On the municipal road that connects the village of Sillano to the Orecchiella Park, immediately after the tunnel, the passage over the Vicaglia dam offers a truly special glance. Downstream a jump of 53 meters is interrupted at the base of the canyon below, upstream the waters of the Corte River form a crystal clear [...]
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Gramolazzo

The Lake of Gramolazzo is a hydroelectric basin built in the 1950s, with a dam on the course of the Serchio di Gramolazzo River, the Apuan branch of the river that forms the Garfagnana valley. It also collects the waters of the Acqua Bianca stream that comes from the village of Gorfigliano and feeds the [...]
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Isola Santa

Along the Arni provincial road, which connects Castelnuovo di Garfagnana to Versilia, there is a small artificial lake for the production of hydroelectric energy, which looks like a sparkling emerald set in the bottom of the Turrite Secca valley. The dam, built in 1949 by the Selt-Valdarno, submerged the bridge and the Molino di Mosceta, [...]
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