Excursions in Versilia :: Camaiore Valley, the park Lombricese :: itineraries in Tuscany, Liguria and Versilia by the Hotel dei Tigli

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The valley of Camaiore offers a wonderfully varied, from the Apuan Alps to the beaches of Versilia, Seimiglia through the hills of the coastal plain of Capezzano to Lido di Camaiore.

A paradise for hikers, the hills inland from Camaiore are ideal for both nature lovers and for lovers of art and history. The former can choose from a wide range of trips to the Alps and the visit of the typical villages of the hill: unforgettable, for example, the view that one can admire the ancient village of Monteggiori or Casoli. Can avoid the rediscovery of the traditions of the past, as Gombitelli Island language and country now known for the craftsmanship of the nails and the traditional cold cuts, or even to walk the journey of the river Lombricese factories.

Actually, a few other places in the world are unable to find such combination of scenery and scenarios: from the sea to the hills, from the mountains to the lake, the beach at the park of the Apuan Alps.

Along the banks of the river Lombricese you dive into a fascinating journey along a forest path, where lovers della'arrampicata sports, as well as ordinary lovers of nature walks, may see their expectations fulfilled. Camaiore offers in this way, the possibility also to meet, as in few other districts in Versilia, the remains of ancient mills, oil mills or factories moved once under the incessant stream Lombricese. Right here you can visit the Ferriera Barsi and admire the old hydraulic hammer still working. Archeology enthusiasts, even the "industrial" may recognize the remains of laboratories consumed by time, part of the old mechanisms that operated devices and equipment of various kinds (there is even a factory from the mid-1800) and the complex web hydraulic man was implanted to manage the energy of the water with tanks or closed since the fifteenth century

Few however are the visible remains of the castle of earthworms, in 1200 the theater of the clash between Pisa and Lucca for hegemony in the territory of Camaiore. The Archaeological Group Speleological di Camaiore will direct you to the discovery of the remains of Bronze Age settlements at Cave Hole all'Onda and Tasso, in the path that winds through the village of Casoli and Trescolli; a fascinating journey through the hills Camaiore. Through the crystalline waters of Lombricese (typical of a meandering stream Apennines), which bathes the roots of many alders, climbers can test what is the natural fitness for the climbing of Candalla, under the clear limestone mushroom visible from the street, there are the "plates on the sea" with the way that employees are classified as 5 +, 6c + / 7th.

Camaiore is a fitness fact of great attraction for lovers of mountaineering. In the town of Camaiore vast territory and numerous rock walls have identified about six areas and more than 500 climbing routes, possible in winter as in summer, on walls and around Candalla on those Conchiusori, Greppolungo, Casoli and Metato.
. And 'Association Sports Magicandalla which shall maintain the area, paths, the network of hiking and climbing in good condition and which organizes guided tours in the nature park Lombricese.