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CASOLA
The valleys around Casola were inhabited already during the
Iron period, and in 1306 the small village passed to the Bishops
in Luni and then to the Malaspina family after the peace between
the Bishops of Luni and the Malaspina family. In 1496 the village
was conquered by Florence and then became part of the Grand Duchy
of Tuscany until the unification of Italy. Its strategic position,
along the road which linked the valley Val di Magra with the Garfagnana
district, obliged the inhabitants to fortify it and its fascination
is still very clear if you walk the narrow streets lined with stone
houses. If you descend from the centre of the village towards the
river Magra, you find the remains of the three gates and the five
mills connected to each other, which exploited the water of the
nearby river and guaranteed Casola an unknown prosperity for the
other villages in the neighbourhood.
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th eMuseo del Territorio, where the collection offers the possibility
to understand the history of Casola and Lunigiana. The museum also
comprehends three areas in the municipality, such as the Apuan Liguarian
village, the didactic itineraries in the village of Casola and the
Pieve di Codiponte. In the surroundings you also ought to visit the
village of Gragnola, which features a marvellous Renaissance villa
from the 15th century, the remains of the Castel dell'Aquila, made
by the Malaspina family, and the village of Fassano, from where you
have a great view over the Apuane Alps.
Nature-lovers should not miss a visit to the Botanical gardens
of Frignoli, not far from Casola on the road to Fivizzano. The Botanical
gardens protect the natural and cultural heritage of the Apennines
and the Apuane Alps and the project is carried out by the Comunità
Montana and the Museo di Storia Natural in Lunigiana.
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