While marble plays the leading role in the economy of the slopes of the Apuan Alps facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, there are, however, extensive woods of beech, chestnut and fir surrounding towns and villages of notable artistic and historical importance such as Seravezza, which, in its oldest part, has an...

The cusine of Lunigiana is mainly based on local produce: minestrone alla lunigianese, tortelli (a kind of ravioli), cavolo con le fette (cabage with toasted bread), cibreo di rigaglie (chicken giblets with egg and lemon sauce), torta d’erbe (chard pie) and small focaccie such as panigacci. That...