フォルテデイマルミの天然記念物・トップ9

A nice ride along an iconic road of the Apuan Alps, climb about 19km long, requires a bit of training.

Just a few kilometers from the coast, the mountains rise, some of them over 1000 meters high. It is also fun to cycle down the serpentines to Massa.

The source is mentioned in ancient works since the year 1361, and denoted the ancient border between the municipalities of Santa Lucia and Camaiore.

Some are located just outside Seravezza (at the beginning of the ZTL) and are easy to reach, others are located at the end of more demanding paths in the woods. The most famous is the Pozza della Madonna and is the one fed by the waterfall carved into the rock. It is called Pozza della Madonna and can be reached by a path along the river that starts from Seravezza and leads to the Malbacco pools in about 20 minutes. Park the car before the start of the blocked road and the Ztl, the paths that will lead you along the river banks begin. There are five routes, to reach the waterfall and the pool of the Madonna which is located higher up, it is necessary to take the descent number 4.

Originally an area of ponds and marshes rich in fish, a canal to the sea was dug in the 15C and the site was drained for farming until the 17C. That never worked out right. Eventually the area was reclaimed. Outside it is now dry and should be used for housing, the swampy terrain inside the dyke is a nature reserve and inhabited by waterfowl. There is an unpaved path on the dyke, which is worth walking. The path along the canal to the Mediterranean Sea is also beautiful. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lago_di_Porta

Monte delle Tavole is located at the extremity of the south-east ridge of Monte Altissimo, of which it represents the main antecima. It takes its name from an ancient cartographic transcription error, being located at the top of a large steep area, facing south-east, called "le Ravole"; uncertain instead are other attributions, probably ancient, of local use and now in disuse, which refer to the flared shape of its summit hollow (see Vasajone, Vaso Tondo etc.) which also distinguish the entire relief and formations surrounding geologicals. Due to its privileged position, Monte delle Tavole is the ideal destination for hikers who then want to reach the top of the Altissimo or the historic quarries that damage its central pillar, including the famous Tacca Bianca quarry. The summit can be reached with a certain ease along the east side with a path coming from the south, or along the NE ridge starting from M. dei Ronchi.