Holiday Home in Trassilico
Sport and Free time:
The house has its own 9x3m swimming pool.
Football field Mountainbiking. Sailing on Lake Vagli.
The International Sports Center IL CIOCCO at a half-hour's drive.
The shady chestnut woods surrounding the town are ideal for relaxing walks.
Marked pathways guide your footsteps through unspoilt nature up to the most imposing heights of the Apuan Alps in an environment of breathtaking beauty.
Excursions
La Garfagnana:
Within easy reach of Trassilico there are numerous medieval towns which reveal various cultural aspects of Tuscany.
Visit Barga, Ghivizzano and Coreglia Antelminelli, famous for its plaster statuettes, or San Pellegrino in Alpe with its museum of mountain agricultural life.
A visit to the Grotta del Vento is recommended.
The Sea:
The beaches of Versilia (Porte dei Marmi, Viareggio, Camaiore) are within an hour and a half by car.
Cusine
Many of the restaurants in the area offer specialities of the Garfagnana highly appreciated by connoisseurs. We suggest:
Rifugio La Maestą: Trassilico, Via Vallisneri Tel. 0039/0583710386 Best to book ahead and arrange what and how much you wish to eat. The proprietor is extremely obliging.
Ristorante - Pizzeria "da Zaira": Verni Tel. 0039/0583/767002 Excellent cuisine! Please book ahead. To gain a good knowledge of the cuisine of the Garfagnana, make reservations on Sundays and holidays for about midday. We advise you to skip breakfast and to take your time over lunch!! You will be served the menu of the day.
Ristorante "il Nuraghe": Pisa, Via Mazzini 58 Te. 0039/050/44368 Closed Monday Sardinian specialities, moderate prices, excellent cooking.
Trattoria Da Giulio in Pelleria Lucca, Via delle Conce 45 (Piazza San Donato) Tel. 0039/0583/55948 Closed Sunday and Monday Typical Lucchese cuisine, try it and get a surprise!
"Il Garfagnino": Loc. Maltagliata Pian di Gioviano (Lu) Tel.: +39/0583833229 - 0583833144. Closed Monday About 3km towards Lucca from Gallicano, on the right of the road. Good cooking.
"Il Flamingo": Via Fondovalle 33 (Di fronte al supermercato in Gallicano) Tel.: +39/05583/730326. Closed Tuesday and Saturday morning Good food here too. The menu is read by the waiter; take his advice. OK prices.
Il Gallo Goloso: Gallicano, Piazza della Posta 3 Tel.: +39/334/3674576. Closed Monday This excellent confectioners is recommended for snacks and aperitifs. Delicious ice-cream.
"La Bionda": Via per Monteperpoli Tel.: +39/0583/74189 ((the old road to Castelnuovo towards Cascio) Tel. 0039/0583/74189 Closed Monday Saturday evenings and Sundays, pizza. Average prices.
Places of cultural interest
Lucca:
Birthplace of G.Puccini: Fondazione G. Puccini Corte San Lorenzo 9 (Via di Paggio) Tel. 0583/5840287. Opening hours: 15.3-30.6 and 1.9-15.11: 10.00-13.00, 15.00-18.00. 1.7-31.8: 10.00-13.00, 15.00-19.00. 11-31.12: 10.00-13.00. Closed Monday Antique musical instruments and documents concerning the composer Giacomo Puccini (born Lucca 1858)
Museo del Risorgimento: Cortile degli Svizzeri 6 Tel.: 0583/91636-955765 Book two days in advance Entrance free
Museo nazionale di Villa Guinigi: Via della Quarquonia Tel. 0583/496033 Opening hours Weekdays: 9.00-19.00 Holidays: 9.00-14.00 Closed Mondays and 1.5, 24.12, 31.12, 1.1 Entry free for European citizens under 18 or over 60 Archeological collection (Etruscan and Roman findings). Gothic sculpture, paintings from the Middle Ages to the Baroque etc.
Museo nazionale di Palazzo Mansi: Via Galli Tassi 43 Tel. 0583/55570 Opening hours Weekdays: 9.00-19.00 Holidays: 9.00-14.00 Closed Mondays and 1.5, 24.12, 31.12, 1.1 Palace of the 17th Century, paintings from the 15th to 19th centuries.
Museo della Cattedrale: Piazza del Duomo Tel. 0583/490530 Opening hours November-March: 10.00-14.00 April-October 10.00-18.00 Holiday and holiday eves: 10.00-17.00 Guide available on request. Entry free for European citizens under 18 or over 60 Gothic reliefs and sculpture; paintings by Civitale, Tintoretto, Ghirlandaio, Fra Bartolomeo.
Historical Museum of the Liberation (1943-1945): Via S. Andrea 43 Palazzo Guinigi Opening hours Wed - Sat: 16.00-18.00.
Cesare Bicchi Botanical Museum: Via San Micheletto 5 Tel.: 0583/442160Visit by request Entry free Working equipment from the collection of the botanists Bicchi and Puccinelli, well-classified rare and dried plants.
Barga:
Museo del Duomo (Cathedral Museum): Romanesque church, doorway, bell-tower, great central nave. Terracottas, painted wooden statue of St Christopher and Crucifixion on wood (15th Century).
Casa Pascoli: Castelvecchio Pascoli Tel.: 0583/76614 Opening hours Winter: 10.00-13.00 Summer: 10.00-13.00, 15.00-18.00 Closed Monday Library, documents, antiques, manuscripts, letters and photographs of the poet Giovanni Pascoli (1855-1912)
Barga Municipal Museum: Arringo del Duomo Palazzo Pretorio Tel.: 0583/72471-711100
Museum in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana:
District Archeological Museum: Museum of Castelnuovo di Garfagnana Commune of Rocca Ariostesca Tel. 0583/65010 Opening hours 15.9-14.6: Sat. 15.30-18.30 Sun. 10.00-12.30 15.6-14.9: Sat., Tues. 10.00-12.30, 15.30-18.30 Sun. 10.00-12.30 Mon. 15.30-18.30 Entry free The museum contains the collection of findings from 3-2 B.C. (The Mountains and the inhabitants of the Upper Serchio Valley).
B&B in Panzano in Chianti
Walking and cycling tours: Mario can suggest excursions and places to visit throughout the territory.
Himself a keen motorcyclist, he is in a position to tell other "bikers" his favourite routes.
Events: Market every Sunday until 13.00 First Sunday in. each month an enlarged market with sale of organic farm proucts, arts and crafts etc. 25.4. (National holiday) "Festa della stagion buona", pageant in Renaissance costume, sideshows, gastronomic stands. From May to September cultural events and concerts in Panzano and at the Pieve di Panzano, as well as concerts in the churches of the neighbouring towns and villages.
Cusine: Third weck in September (Fri-Sun), "Vino al Vino" Tasting of all the local wines, with music and a lively atmosphere.
