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Activities
- What’s happening in Lunigiana in May 2012 - Comments (0)
- Car boot sale in support of the Lega Nazionale per la Difesa del Cane, Massa - Comments (0)
- 2012 visitor information for the caves at Equi Terme and the Fivizzano museums - Comments (0)
- Castle cycle tour for foodies from Pontremoli to Bagnone - Comments (0)
- EquiLuna: The birthday of Santiago - Comments (0)
- The blooming marvellous daffodil display at Villa la Pescigola - Comments (0)
- Club Alpino Italiano Fivizzano – 2012 guided walks - Comments (0)
- Spending time on an organic farm in Lunigiana the WWOOF way - Comments (0)
- Out and about over the festive season - Comments (0)
- Winter sports resource guide – Northern Tuscany & nearby Emilia Romagna - Comments (2)
- Post-Christmas guided hikes & tours in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- iPhone app for the Parco di Portofino - Comments (0)
Apps
- Ti Amo Lunigiana – a Valentine’s Day app - Comments (0)
- Slow Food’s 2012 Osterie d’Italia & Slow Wine apps - Comments (0)
- iPhone app for the Parco di Portofino - Comments (0)
- Tuscany for foodies - Comments (0)
Brochures
- 2012 visitor information for the caves at Equi Terme and the Fivizzano museums - Comments (0)
- 2012 Opening hours of Piagnaro Castle & the Stele Statue Museum in Pontremoli - Comments (0)
- Pontremoli brochures - Comments (0)
- Lunigiana in Pisa Airport’s abfly magazine - Comments (0)
Calendar
- What’s happening in Lunigiana in May 2012 - Comments (0)
- What’s happening in Lunigiana in April 2012 - Comments (0)
- What’s happening in Lunigiana in March 2012 - Comments (2)
- What’s happening in Lunigiana in February 2012 - Comments (0)
- Major events, festivals and sagre in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Christmas markets & events in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
Castles
- Castle cycle tour for foodies from Pontremoli to Bagnone - Comments (0)
- 2012 Opening hours of Piagnaro Castle & the Stele Statue Museum in Pontremoli - Comments (0)
- Tours of the Castles of Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- The Castle of Aquila, Gragnola - Comments (0)
- Post-Christmas guided hikes & tours in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Castles of Lunigiana resource guide - Comments (0)
- Lunigiana’s lost garden in the sky - Comments (0)
Culture
- Sandro’s Sightings: The Barsana from Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- It happened in March 1906: the Pontremoli Hospital scandal - Comments (0)
- Tours of the Castles of Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Sandro’s Sightings: San Nicolò, Villafranca in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- New stele statue discovered near Monti, Licciana Nardi - Comments (0)
- Gordon Lett’s International Brigade & the reenactment of the Arzelato rastrellamento - Comments (0)
- Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Rocky Ravine’ – inspired by Lunigiana? - Comments (0)
- The Castle of Aquila, Gragnola - Comments (0)
- The Bonfire will Burn – the Falò di San Geminiano - Comments (0)
- YouTube Lunigiana Channel - Comments (0)
- Giovanni Sismondo – the bishop who helped prevent the destruction of Pontremoli in World War II - Comments (0)
- Fagiolata sotto Casa event to go ahead - Comments (0)
Cycling
- Castle cycle tour for foodies from Pontremoli to Bagnone - Comments (0)
- La Via degli Abati – the original pilgrim route across the Appennines - Comments (2)
- Road cycling and mountain biking in Lunigiana resource guide - Comments (1)
Earthquakes
- Tremors in Lunigiana – living with earthquakes - Comments (1)
- Is there a risk of a serious earthquake in Lunigiana? - Comments (0)
- Lunigiana & Garfagnana complete earthquake exercise - Comments (0)
- Lunigiana & Garfagnana test earthquake preparedness - Comments (2)
Edible Lunigiana
- The Treschietto onion of Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Castle cycle tour for foodies from Pontremoli to Bagnone - Comments (0)
- Traditional Easter lamb stew with artichokes - Comments (0)
- When lardo di Colonnata meets three Michelin stars - Comments (0)
- Pontremoli for Slow Foodies - Comments (0)
- Da Bussè – the Slow Food restaurant in Pontremoli - Comments (0)
- World Nutella Day in Lunigiana - Comments (2)
- Il Café degli Svizzeri – Pontremoli - Comments (1)
- Slow Food’s 2012 Osterie d’Italia & Slow Wine apps - Comments (0)
- Out and about over the festive season - Comments (0)
- Montagne Verde top restaurant in Lunigiana in the Menu a Km Zero Competition - Comments (0)
- An Agriturismo in Lunigiana with a difference – Montagne Verde - Comments (0)
Environment
- Tremors in Lunigiana – living with earthquakes - Comments (1)
- Spending time on an organic farm in Lunigiana the WWOOF way - Comments (0)
- New details for donating to the Aulla Flood Relief Fund from abroad - Comments (0)
- Diluvio Musicale: concert to raise funds for the flood relief in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- How to help Lunigiana’s flood victims - Comments (0)
- The Mud Angels of Aulla - Comments (3)
- Aquazzone & alluvione – downpours & floods in Lunigiana - Comments (2)
- Is the demand for honey from Lunigiana about to explode? - Comments (0)
- The first Pontremoli calf born in Lunigiana for forty years - Comments (0)
- Sunset in Lunigiana - Comments (1)
- An afternoon on the Magra - Comments (1)
- Flowers of the Apuane Alps - Comments (0)
Events
- Borgomatto – a festival of street theatre, crafts and music in Gragnola - Comments (1)
- Glimpses of Filiatteria: Painting Competition - Comments (0)
- Easter Monday Special: Antique, book & bric a brac market in Filetto - Comments (0)
- What’s happening in Lunigiana in April 2012 - Comments (0)
- What’s happening in Lunigiana in March 2012 - Comments (2)
- What’s happening in Lunigiana in February 2012 - Comments (0)
- The Bonfire will Burn – the Falò di San Geminiano - Comments (0)
- Out and about over the festive season - Comments (0)
- Christmas Markets & Events in Lunigiana 2011 - Comments (0)
- Lunigiana’s first car boot sale comes with a twist - Comments (1)
- Diluvio Musicale: concert to raise funds for the flood relief in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Sciopero – Strikes - Comments (0)
Hiking
- Pontremoli brochures - Comments (0)
- Club Alpino Italiano Fivizzano – 2012 guided walks - Comments (0)
- Out and about over the festive season - Comments (0)
- Post-Christmas guided hikes & tours in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- iPhone app for the Parco di Portofino - Comments (0)
- A circular walk in Zeri: Coloretta – La Dolce – Noce – Coloretta - Comments (1)
- A perfect walk – Malgrate-Mocrone-Orturano-Bagnone-Malgrate - Comments (2)
- La Via degli Abati – the original pilgrim route across the Appennines - Comments (2)
- Hiking the old trail that connects the Lunigiana with Lucca - Comments (3)
- Bagnone renovates huts for walkers in the mountains - Comments (0)
- Hike organised by Mangia Trekking at Sassalbo - Comments (0)
Legal
- IMU property tax 2012 – what you need to know - Comments (0)
- Is time up for British estate agent Wendy Smith convicted of embezzlement? - Comments (0)
- Pontremoli is the ‘rich’ town of Lunigiana when it comes to paying tax - Comments (0)
- British estate agency owners in Lunigiana imprisoned for property scam - Comments (0)
- Understanding the proposed Italian education reforms - Comments (2)
- Let it snow, but not on the roads in Lunigiana - Comments (2)
Markets
- Pontremoli for Slow Foodies - Comments (0)
- Mercatino in Filetto resumes in March - Comments (0)
- Christmas Markets & Events in Lunigiana 2011 - Comments (0)
- Lunigiana’s first car boot sale comes with a twist - Comments (1)
- Farmers Market in Aulla reopens - Comments (0)
- Sarzana to hold regular Slow Food markets - Comments (1)
- Christmas markets & events in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Weekly farmers market arrives in Aulla, Lunigiana - Comments (2)
Meet the locals
- Meet the locals: Francesco Bola – Tour Guide - Comments (0)
News
- 2012 Opening hours of Piagnaro Castle & the Stele Statue Museum in Pontremoli - Comments (0)
- Is time up for British estate agent Wendy Smith convicted of embezzlement? - Comments (0)
- Montagne Verde top restaurant in Lunigiana in the Menu a Km Zero Competition - Comments (0)
- New details for donating to the Aulla Flood Relief Fund from abroad - Comments (0)
- Christmas goodies from Richmond’s English Shop - Comments (0)
- Il Suono della Domenica: Zucchero’s biography - Comments (0)
- Diluvio Musicale: concert to raise funds for the flood relief in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- How to help Lunigiana’s flood victims - Comments (0)
- The Mud Angels of Aulla - Comments (3)
- Aquazzone & alluvione – downpours & floods in Lunigiana - Comments (2)
- TV blackout expected in parts of Lunigiana - Comments (2)
- Sciopero – Strikes - Comments (0)
Other stuff
- Watchful of Malgrate - Comments (0)
- Considering retiring to Lunigiana? - Comments (2)
- A meeting of swallows - Comments (0)
- Sedgefield, Africa’s only CittaSlow - Comments (0)
- Rainbow over Villafranca in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- English library & book exchange in Fivizzano - Comments (0)
- Saturday in Sarzana - Comments (6)
- Wisteria Lane, Malgrate Castle - Comments (2)
- The first signs of spring - Comments (2)
- Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - Comments (1)
- Tea down the bosco - Comments (0)
- Aquazzone: watching the weather in Lunigiana - Comments (4)
People
- Meet the locals: Francesco Bola – Tour Guide - Comments (0)
- Succisa, the birthplace of Saint Zita of Lucca - Comments (2)
- The sinking of the Titanic – the Lunigiana link - Comments (0)
- Gordon Lett’s International Brigade & the reenactment of the Arzelato rastrellamento - Comments (0)
- The carpenter from Lunigiana and the restoration of La Venaria Reale - Comments (0)
- Giovanni Sismondo – the bishop who helped prevent the destruction of Pontremoli in World War II - Comments (0)
- Major Gordon Lett, the SAS and the Partisans in Zeri - Comments (0)
- Il Suono della Domenica: Zucchero’s biography - Comments (0)
- Lest we forget: Remembrance Day - Comments (0)
- Commemorating Byron’s swim across the Gulf of Poets - Comments (0)
- One man’s mission to save the traditional Marocca bread of Casola – Fabio Bertolucci - Comments (0)
- Lunigiana’s lost garden in the sky - Comments (0)
Recipes
- Traditional Easter lamb stew with artichokes - Comments (0)
Resource guides
- Pontremoli for Slow Foodies - Comments (0)
- Winter sports resource guide – Northern Tuscany & nearby Emilia Romagna - Comments (2)
- Castles of Lunigiana resource guide - Comments (0)
- Road cycling and mountain biking in Lunigiana resource guide - Comments (1)
Restaurants
- Pontremoli for Slow Foodies - Comments (0)
- Da Bussè – the Slow Food restaurant in Pontremoli - Comments (0)
- Slow Food’s 2012 Osterie d’Italia & Slow Wine apps - Comments (0)
- Montagne Verde top restaurant in Lunigiana in the Menu a Km Zero Competition - Comments (0)
- Pontremoli restaurants compete in annual slow food competition – Il Testo D’Oro - Comments (0)
- L’Antica Trattoria Pelliccia in Pontremoli receives Slow Food Award - Comments (0)
- Restaurants in Lunigiana compete for ‘Menu a Km Zero 2011′ award - Comments (0)
- Agriturismo Montagna Verde goes chocolate - Comments (0)
- The road to Oppilo and Podere Benelli - Comments (3)
- Il Tempo Ritrovato Pizzeria - Comments (3)
- English library & book exchange in Fivizzano - Comments (0)
- Restaurants on the “Riviera Apuana” to promote produce from Lunigiana - Comments (0)
Services
- Meet the locals: Francesco Bola – Tour Guide - Comments (0)
- IMU property tax 2012 – what you need to know - Comments (0)
- TV blackout expected in parts of Lunigiana - Comments (2)
- Sciopero – Strikes - Comments (0)
- English hairdresser in Lunigiana – Jeremy Hair Studio - Comments (0)
- English library & book exchange in Fivizzano - Comments (0)
- English speaking taxi driver for hire in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
Shops
- Pontremoli for Slow Foodies - Comments (0)
- Il Café degli Svizzeri – Pontremoli - Comments (1)
- Christmas goodies from Richmond’s English Shop - Comments (0)
- One man’s mission to save the traditional Marocca bread of Casola – Fabio Bertolucci - Comments (0)
- Il Pungiglione’s Bottega dei Buoni Frutti – the perfect place to buy local produce - Comments (2)
- English hairdresser in Lunigiana – Jeremy Hair Studio - Comments (0)
- Unusual fresh herbs and chillies for sale in Bagnone - Comments (0)
- English library & book exchange in Fivizzano - Comments (0)
- Richmond’s English Food Shop in Viareggio - Comments (2)
- Is Punto e Pasta the best pie shop in Lunigiana? - Comments (4)
Sightings
- Sandro’s Sightings: The Barsana from Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Sandro’s Sightings: The Bells of Agnetta - Comments (0)
- Sandro’s Sightings: San Nicolò, Villafranca in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Sandro’s Sightings: The aqueduct at Iera - Comments (0)
- Sandro’s Sightings: Castrum Grundulae - Comments (1)
Tourism
- Tours of the Castles of Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Pontremoli brochures - Comments (0)
- Lunigiana in Pisa Airport’s abfly magazine - Comments (0)
- Lunigiana’s gorgeous new boutique hotel and restaurant – Antica Fornace - Comments (0)
- Castles of Lunigiana resource guide - Comments (0)
- Tourist office video on Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Looking for Lunigiana - Comments (2)
Tours
- 2012 visitor information for the caves at Equi Terme and the Fivizzano museums - Comments (0)
- Tours of the Castles of Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- The Castle of Aquila, Gragnola - Comments (0)
- Post-Christmas guided hikes & tours in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Castles of Lunigiana resource guide - Comments (0)
Videos
- YouTube Lunigiana Channel - Comments (0)
- An Agriturismo in Lunigiana with a difference – Montagne Verde - Comments (0)
- Lest we forget: Remembrance Day - Comments (0)
- Want to be a beekeeper in Lunigiana? - Comments (0)
- Sgabei of the Val di Magra - Comments (1)
- Floods in Lunigiana - Comments (2)
- Tourist office video on Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- The mad hatter of Pontremoli – Zucchero - Comments (0)
- The Women of Zeri - Comments (0)
- The soprano from Aulla – Giorgia Fumanti - Comments (2)
- Welcome to Ciao Lunigiana - Comments (4)
War
- Sandro’s Sightings: San Nicolò, Villafranca in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Gordon Lett’s International Brigade & the reenactment of the Arzelato rastrellamento - Comments (0)
- Giovanni Sismondo – the bishop who helped prevent the destruction of Pontremoli in World War II - Comments (0)
- Major Gordon Lett, the SAS and the Partisans in Zeri - Comments (0)
- Lest we forget: Remembrance Day - Comments (0)
- Lunigiana’s lost garden in the sky - Comments (0)
- World War II in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Pallerone remembers the “good Nazi” – Josef Schiffer - Comments (7)
- Aulla remembers the dead of the 1943 Allied bombing - Comments (2)
- Bailey bridges to the rescue in Lunigiana - Comments (3)
- The Eagle of Lunigiana - Comments (0)
Winter sports
- Out and about over the festive season - Comments (0)
- Winter sports resource guide – Northern Tuscany & nearby Emilia Romagna - Comments (2)
- The Salame Cup? Ice Hockey in Lunigiana - Comments (0)
- Another snowshoe walk in Zeri - Comments (2)
- Snowshoe walking in Zeri - Comments (0)
- Winter sports season opens in Lunigiana - Comments (0)




