What to see and do nearby.

In the vicinity of Vedriano it is possible to visit many places of historical and cultural interest, take walks on foot, by bicycle or on horseback along the ancient medieval mule tracks, visit castles and ancient villages, regenerate at the thermal baths, climb mountains and ski on the slopes in winter or swim in the most beautiful beaches in Italy.

CASTLES AND VILLAGES.

Lunigiana is called the land of a hundred castles, and here it is possible to visit many medieval castles, the largest and most famous are those of the Malaspina family of FOSDINOVO , of  MULAZZO, of TERRAROSSA in Licciana Nardi, of TRESANA , of VERRUCOLA in Fivizzano.

COUNTRIES NEARBY.

Casa vacanze da Ercole is close to essential services, 5 minutes from Casola In Lunigiana , where you can find BAR,  BANK, POST OFFICE, PHARMACY, SUPERMARKET.

At 15 minutes, there is FIVIZZANO, a small medieval Medicean town, where it is possible to find shops of all kinds, museums and churches of great value and where every Tuesday of the  the local market takes place during the week.

30 minutes away is Aulla , where there is the railway station, large shops, cinemas, supermarkets and the entrance to the motorway for La Spezia / Genoa / Pisa / Livorno / Florence / Rome.


ART CITY

At about 1 hour by car it is possible to visit CARRARA , with its famous MARBLE QUARRIES , here the Canalini family owns a historic sculpture and processing workshop.  marble, by booking at least one day in advance at n. by phone +39 3394055931 or by email canalinimarmi@gmail.com, it is possible to take a complete TOUR of the marble quarries, a guided tour of the CANALINI HISTORICAL LABORATORY, for info www.canalinimarmi.net or on Instagram canalinimarmicarrara, where you can see how a marble sculpture is made with the ancient methods, hammer  and chisel, and buy SOUVENIR in marble.

Pisa with its leaning tower is 1 hour and a half away, instead to reach FLORENCE, the most famous Renaissance city with its masterpieces, you need to drive 2 hours.


BEACH RESORTS.

LERICI and PORTOVENERE , beautiful Mediterranean towns with their fish restaurants by the sea, are 50 minutes away.

From here it is possible to embark on boats to make trips to the famous villages of 5 TERRE and PORTOFINO, a Unesco heritage site.

FORTE DEI MARMI and VIAREGGIO , about 1 hour away, here it is possible to spend a day at the beach in the most beautiful bathing establishments in Italy, have lunch in typical restaurants on the beach, go shopping in world-class designer stores.
SPA.

At 30 minutes there is EQUI TERME with its caves and thermal springs.
SKI RESORTS.

50 minutes away you can reach CERRETO LAGHI , a winter ski resort with its slopes and ski lifts, in the Appennino Tosco Emiliano National Park at 1344 m. above sea level.
VIA DEL VOLTO SANTO.

The VIA DEL VOLTO SANTO is a stretch of an ancient Roman road, La FRANCHIGENA, which carried pilgrims from Canterbury to Rome, and this road passes in Vedriano in front of our houses.