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We parked there for a mountain bike ride. It's very picturesque, and there are even some picnic tables.

Alternative is the train between Pontetremoli and Aulla

small village but very suggestive and picturesque to pass by bicycle

probably the best known of the many well-preserved medieval villages that you come across along the route, which reveals its Byzantine origins both in its name and in its shapes: the term “Filetto”, in fact, derives from the Greek Fulacterion, which means “fortified village”. The town still retains the quadrangular shape typical of the villages of foundation and late ancient camps, with perpendicular streets and central squares. To the oldest part, characterized by narrow alleys such as the Jewish village and a large market square, is added a late Renaissance “addition”, the fascinating Borgo degli Ariberti. The Ariberti family enlarged the village by building a wide central street, a square and a stately building adjacent to the church of Saints Jacopo and Antonio and the Fatebenefratelli Convent. The addition is linked to the village in an elegant way, with suspension bridges and arches that overlook the entrance gates to the town and that connect the main buildings.

Ruins of the Malnido Castle, with the square dedicated to Dante Alighieri, ancient guest of the Malaspina, and the remains of the church of San Nicolò, the medieval road leads to the parish church of San Giovanni

From the upper gate you enter on the right the village of the Church, where you find the church of Santa Maria and a craftsman's shop with the shoemaker's sign. Continuing instead you reach the square, dominated by the imposing bulk of the residence. From here the village of Mezzo opens up on the right, always with stone houses and beautiful portals; while from the left corner of the square you enter the village of Cò, where the ancient hospital of San Giacomo d'Altopascio was located, today marked by a shrine to the saint and a cross placed above a beautiful portal. From the village of Mezzo or from the village of the Church you continue towards the hill of San Giorgio, site of the first castle and passing through the lower gate, from which you descend following the route of the Via Francigena.

The Ponte della Cresa is a stone bridge built in the 14th century and despite the frequent flooding of the Verde river, it has maintained its original structure to this day. The bridge connects the new neighborhoods with the historic center. The bridge is located along the Verde river near Porta San Francesco. Under the arch of this bridge, on January 31, the characteristic fire of San Geminiano takes place. The Ponte della Cresa is considered by many to be the true symbol of the city of Pontremoli. It is also interesting to note that the name Pontremoli derives from the Latin 'Pons Tremulus', which means 'unsafe bridge'. This was a term used to describe the original conurbation of the city.

Entrance to Pontremoli from Porta San Francesco