In the Stone by emanuelapoli

The Church in the Stone in the middle of a rocky hill there is a narrow opening with a Church : The Church of San Pantaleone @ Sambuca Sambuca is the smallest and less populous fraction of the Municipality of San Romano in Garfagnana. It dates back to the tenth century as the year of foundation, but his church is more recent, having been built in 1444. The building has remained intact to this day and it houses a precious altar of Emilian painter Simone Carretta. via 500px http://ift.tt/1C45WYZ

Tuscan Hills by emanuelapoli

Castiglione di Garfagnana As the fog clears, we can see the walls (750 meters long with majestic towers) surrounding the town center. A further defense is the fortress, which rises above the roofs of houses and is equipped with an additional three towers, now a private residence The walls enclosing the village of Castiglione and also the two churches: the church of St. Peter and Church of San Michele. The first was founded in 723 by the Lombards Aurimando brothers and Gandefrido: the bell tower was built on the tower of St. Peter dating the '700 was embellished with artwork of Carlo Gibertoni, "the Paliotto of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows". The other church dedicated to St. Michael, patron saint of the Lombards, guards inside a panel painting of Giuliano di Simone da Lucca in 1389 depicting the "Madonna with Child" and a marble ciborium attributed to the school of Matthew Civitali. via 500px http://ift.tt/ZgOV1k

Cavalbianco fog falls by emanuelapoli

The Mount Cavalbianco dominates the Pradarena Pass, a crossing place that separates Tuscany from Emilia and in particular the province of Lucca from Reggio Emilia. The pass is located on the main ridge of the Apennines. Already known in Roman times, it connects the Po Valley and the Garfagnana. From the slopes of the mountain originates this beautiful fog fall flowing toward the Tuscan countryside at sunset. enjoy via 500px http://ift.tt/1mzrV8l