The Brattello pass is located at 950 m. above sea level, between the Emilian province of Parma and the Tuscan province of Massa-Carrara.
It is surrounded by the forests of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park and is crossed by a network of paths used in the past by merchants, pilgrims, brigands and shepherds, through woods and lakes, pastures and chestnut woods.
The pass is easily accessible via the SP 39 from Pontremoli and the SP 20 from Borgotaro (both towns are also connected by a railway line).