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World War II Memorial at Croce Arcana

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World War II Memorial at Croce Arcana

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World War II Memorial at Croce Arcana

Recommended by 227 hikers out of 230

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Monte Cimone, Libro Aperto, Lago di Pratignano

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Location: Abetone Cutigliano, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

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1. From Passo Croce Arcana to Lago Scaffaiolo between Sentiero Italia, GEA and alta via dei Parchi

6.74km

02:05

210m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Forest trail to Croce Arcana from Ospitale (via CAI 415 and 413)

9.92km

04:03

700m

Forest trail to Croce Arcana's historic border crossing between Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany.

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3. View of Lago Scaffaiolo – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Cutigliano

11.5km

03:38

390m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Michele Pelacci

December 15, 2023

One of the windiest places in Italy, with gusts reaching 270 kilometers per hour, the Croce Arcana pass is located at an altitude of 1669 meters between the provinces of Pistoia and Modena, in the municipalities of Fanano and Abetone Cutigliano. On the Emilian side in 749 AD, Sant'Anselmo, before moving to Nonantola to found the famous abbey, had obtained lands in Val di Lamola, near Fanano, in Emilia, from the Lombard king Astolfo and had a hospice built there. for pilgrims: it was one of the many structures that facilitated the development and prosperity of the Via Romea Nonantolana. Today on the Arcane Cross there is a memorial to the Second World War, in this case composed of an obelisk and a couple of chariots.

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Francesco

October 19, 2022

Memorial dedicated to the victims of the Second World War

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Stefano M.

January 5, 2023

Easily reachable both by path through the woods in less than 1 hour and by the driveway.

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Elevation 1,670 m

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Location: Abetone Cutigliano, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

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World War II Memorial at Croce Arcana

1. From Passo Croce Arcana to Lago Scaffaiolo between Sentiero Italia, GEA and alta via dei Parchi

2. Forest trail to Croce Arcana from Ospitale (via CAI 415 and 413)

3. View of Lago Scaffaiolo – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Cutigliano

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