Garfagnana

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Garfagnana is a mountainous, historically rural area in northern Tuscany, Italy, known for its chestnut forests, medieval villages, and scenic landscapes between the Apuan Alps and the Apennines.

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Garfagnana canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
borders Lunigiana
Mediavalle del Serchio
Versilia
linked to: Pisan coast
contains Barga
Camporgiano
Careggine
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
Castiglione di Garfagnana
Fosciandora
Gallicano
Giuncugnano
Minucciano
Molazzana
Pieve Fosciana
San Romano in Garfagnana
Sillano
linked to: Sillano Giuncugnano

Vagli Sotto
Vergemoli
Villa Collemandina
country Italy
hasFeature dense forests
medieval fortifications
steep valleys
stone villages
historicalCapital Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
knownFor chestnut forests
medieval villages
mountainous landscape
rural character
scenic landscapes
locatedBetween Apennine Mountains
linked to: Apennines

Apuan Alps
locatedIn Tuscany
northern Tuscany
partOf Province of Lucca
Serchio Valley
regionType mountain region
tourismType hiking tourism
nature tourism
rural tourism
traditionalActivity chestnut cultivation
sheep farming
small-scale agriculture
traditionalProduct chestnut flour
farro (spelt)
polenta di neccio (chestnut flour polenta)
traversedBy Serchio River

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Province of Lucca hasPart Garfagnana
Serchio River crosses Garfagnana
Ludovico Ariosto workLocation Garfagnana
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana locatedIn Garfagnana
subject linked to: Castelnuovo Garfagnana
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana historicalRegion Garfagnana
subject linked to: Castelnuovo Garfagnana
Lunigiana borders Garfagnana
Barga locatedIn Garfagnana
Sillano Giuncugnano locatedIn Garfagnana
Mediavalle del Serchio borders Garfagnana
Villa Collemandina locatedIn Garfagnana
Molazzana locatedIn Garfagnana
Camporgiano locatedInSubregion Garfagnana
Piazza al Serchio locatedIn Garfagnana
northwestern Tuscany contains Garfagnana