B&B La Fustaia

Cycling: 98% - 86% asphalt, 12% dirt road and 2% steps Water along the route: SI - Lerici - Arcola How to get there: from the E80 motorway exit at the Sarzana tollbooth. At the roundabout continue straight on taking the Aurelia variant and passing in the commercial area. At the next roundabout we turn left following the road signs for Aulla - Parma and taking the SS62. At the intersection with via Dante Alighieri, turn right and continue towards the Hospital and Stadium, following it all...

The segment is flat; the main attractive is the archeological area of Luni, ancient Roman harbour where the pilgrims used to board towards Santiago. Once passed Avenza you will walk on a nice road between the vineyards that cover the surrounding hills between Avenza and Massa, in a succession of nice panoramas of the Alps and of the sea. After that you will land in the center of Massa. Passable water availability, places to eat and drink in Caniparola, Mani di Ferro and Avenza. This trail...

A route that starts from Sarzana, near the Porta Romana and follows a stretch of Tappa 85 of the Via Francigena. The route proceeds mainly by road and passes through the town of Portonetti, La Prada, Avenza, crosses the Carrione stream, Massa, up to Piestrasanta. To see all the official segments of the Via Francigena in Italy: https://www.alltrails.com/it-it/lists/via-francigena-italy

A walk in the Bozi di Saudino Natural Park, following the Saudino Ring path. The route runs clockwise, reaching Via Bradiola and returning to Via Fondamento, the starting point. The lakes called Bozi di Saudino are wetlands of artificial origin deriving from former clay and gravel quarries flooded by groundwater. It is clear from the historical archives that the first clay extraction interventions carried out in this locality date back to the mid-nineteenth century.

Trekking Lunigiana is an itinerary made up of 16 segments, over 200 km which cross the territory of Lunigiana in a ring, to discover small and isolated hamlets that still preserve ancient traditions. The territory of Lunigiana is an Italian historical region that takes its name from the ancient Roman city of Luni. Today it falls between the provinces of Massa-Carrara in Tuscany and La Spezia in Liguria. This is Segment 16 which starts from Fosdinovo and reaches Aulla again, near the Magra...