VILLAFRANCA IN LUNIGIANA TOWN ITALY 🇮🇹 WALKING AROUND AS A PREGNANCY

Описание: 🟠 The village of Villafranca in Lunigiana is a perfect model of small-town life in this historic area of Tuscany. The landscape is characterized by its rich vegetation alongside chestnut and oak woods. Ash trees, downy oaks and holm oaks alternate with cereal crops and pastures, while the vineyards cover the sunniest terraces.

Villafranca is located along the Via Francigena. In both the heart of the town and in its many hamlets, visitors can admire the many traces of the important medieval past of this area.

What to see in Villafranca in Lunigiana
Boasting a strategic and picturesque position close to the ford of the River Magra, the historic centre of Villafranca is home to the remnants of the Malnido Castle, built by the Malaspina family in 1100. The fortress, a stronghold on the Francigena for the Ghibelline branch of the Malaspina, was almost fully intact before the Second World War, when bombings reduced it to ruins. What remains is nonetheless fascinating and has the potential to be well-restored. Other notable medieval traces are the defense walls and the fortifications seen on the opposite side of the town, next to the Church of San Giovanni.