Castelnuovo di Garfagnana – Ariostesca Fortress loop from Camporgiano
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana – Ariostesca Fortress loop from Camporgiano
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Castelnuovo di Garfagnana – Ariostesca Fortress loop from Camporgiano
03:09
43.0km
890m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 30, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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565 m
Rocca di Camporgiano
Highlight • Castle
The main tower of the fortress houses the Civic Collection of Renaissance Ceramics, which brings together ceramics from a period ranging from the early fifteenth century to the second half of the seventeenth century, mostly found in the wells of the fortification during restoration work.
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29.0 km
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
Highlight • Settlement
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29.4 km
Ariostesca Fortress
Highlight • Castle
There was already a small garrison on the site in the 10th century, but the structure of the fortress can be said to date back to the 12th century; modified during the thirteenth century, it was familiarly enlarged at the beginning of the fourteenth century by Castruccio Castracani, who extended an extension of the entire walls of the village; it was Paolo Guinigi who commissioned the construction of the imposing tower in the center of the Rocca, decorated with the civic clock, the terrace overlooking the square was built in 1675, the same with the opening of the monumental entrance arch to the city center.
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38.6 km
20 + C + M + B + 19 a mysterious inscription (?)
Highlight • Monument
It is an auspicious formula of religious origin widespread in central-northern Europe and also in some Italian regions.
The inscription drawn in white chalk above the door of the house in the Epiphany period includes seven characters separated by small crosses: the first two and the last two digits represent, together, the current year: 2019; the three capital letters C M B (sometimes G M B) instead refer to the names of the three Magi bearers of gifts, Gaspar, Mechiorre and Baldassarre, or constitute the acronym of Christus Mansionem Benedicat ("may Christ bless this house")
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43.0 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
20.8 km
18.5 km
1.91 km
1.71 km
Surfaces
37.7 km
3.23 km
1.94 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (490 m)
Lowest point (180 m)
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