{"id":15179,"date":"2025-05-20T10:46:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/poi\/verrucole-fortress-en\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:46:48","slug":"verrucole-fortress-en","status":"publish","type":"poi","link":"https:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/en\/poi\/verrucole-fortress-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Verrucole fortress"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small with_img with_overlay wm_header_section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"l-section-img loaded wm-header-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ecmedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/EcMedia\/75783.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"l-section-h i-cf wm_header_wrapper\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t<div class=\"wm_body_section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"align_left wm_header_title\">\n\t\t\t\tVerrucole fortress\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_activities wm_container>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity_icon\"><svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 1024 1024' width='32' height='32'><circle fill=\"darkorange\"  cx='512' cy='512' r='512'\/><g fill=\"white\" transform='scale(0.8 0.8) translate(100, 100)'><path d='M750.933 273.067h-477.867c-37.704 0-68.267-30.563-68.267-68.267v-170.667c0-18.848 15.285-34.133 34.133-34.133s34.133 15.285 34.133 34.133v102.4h68.267v-68.267c0-37.704 30.563-68.267 68.267-68.267s68.267 30.563 68.267 68.267v68.267h68.267v-68.267c0-37.704 30.563-68.267 68.267-68.267s68.267 30.563 68.267 68.267v68.267h68.267v-102.4c0-18.848 15.285-34.133 34.133-34.133s34.133 15.285 34.133 34.133v170.667c0 37.704-30.563 68.267-68.267 68.267zM955.733 989.867c0 18.848-15.285 34.133-34.133 34.133h-819.2c-18.848 0-34.133-15.285-34.133-34.133s15.285-34.133 34.133-34.133h34.133c37.704 0 68.267-30.563 68.267-68.267 0 0 68.267-409.6 68.267-477.867 0-37.704 30.563-68.267 68.267-68.267h341.333c37.704 0 68.267 30.563 68.267 68.267 0 68.267 68.267 477.867 68.267 477.867 0 37.704 30.563 68.267 68.267 68.267h34.133c18.589-0.007 33.765 14.868 34.133 33.451v0.683zM614.4 716.8c0-56.552-45.848-102.4-102.4-102.4s-102.4 45.848-102.4 102.4v238.933h204.8v-238.933z'\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity_name\">Castle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity_icon\"><svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 1024 1024' width='32' height='32'><circle fill=\"darkorange\"  cx='512' cy='512' r='512'\/><g fill=\"white\" transform='scale(0.8 0.8) translate(100, 100)'><path d='M512 0l-443.733 238.933v34.133h887.467v-34.133l-443.733-238.933zM136.533 341.333v341.333l-68.267 109.227v95.573h887.467v-95.573l-68.267-109.227v-341.333h-750.933zM273.067 409.6h68.267v375.467h-68.267v-375.467zM477.867 409.6h68.267v375.467h-68.267v-375.467zM682.667 409.6h68.267v375.467h-68.267v-375.467z'\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity_name\">History and culture<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_left_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"wm_iframe_map\" src=\"https:\/\/geohub.webmapp.it\/poi\/simple\/42893?locale=en\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_body_description_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"first-letter-transparent animated-links\" data-first-letter-no-js=\"\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deep in the Garfagnana<\/strong>, 3 kilometres from the municipality of San Romano, sits the <strong>imposing Verrucole Castle<\/strong>. The fortress is a very important medieval site, positioned on a hill 600 metres up, above the village of <strong>Verrucole<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Built by the Gherardinghi family, it was constructed around the <strong>11th-12th century<\/strong> to dominate the area they ruled over and to oppose the Bacciano family in their claim over San Romano. The castle was made up of two distinct buildings, the <strong>Rocca Quadra<\/strong> and <strong>Rocca Tonda<\/strong>, located on each side of the hill and surrounded by a wall.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><em>Castrum Verrucolae Gherardinghi<\/em><\/strong>, as it was called on an imperial seal in 1376 by Charles IV, was later given to <strong>Spinetta Malaspina<\/strong>, a member of another one of the medieval power-holding families that dominated the border between Tuscany, Liguria and Emilia. Following the conflict between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines, the fortress was taken by the Florentines in 1430, by Lucca four years later, and finally by the Este family, who after 1446 subjected San Romano and its territory to their rule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The castle can be reached on foot from the village of Verrucole<\/strong>, following the trail up the slopes of the hill. The fortress is open to visitors and you can enjoy a spectacular view of the <strong>Garfagnana valley and the Apuan Alps. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Info: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortezzaverrucolearcheopark.it\/home_ita.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fortezzaverrucolearcheopark.it<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_right_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_body_gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ecmedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/EcMedia\/75783.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"track-gallery\" data-title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecmedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/EcMedia\/Resize\/400x200\/75783_400x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ecmedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/EcMedia\/76569.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"track-gallery\" data-title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecmedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/EcMedia\/Resize\/400x200\/76569_400x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<script>\n\t\tdocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\n\t\t\tvar swiper = new Swiper('.swiper-container', {\n\t\t\t\tslidesPerView: 1,\n\t\t\t\tspaceBetween: 10,\n\t\t\t\tfreeMode: true,\n\t\t\t\tloop: true,\n\t\t\t\tpagination: {\n\t\t\t\t\tel: '.swiper-pagination',\n\t\t\t\t\tclickable: true,\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tnavigation: {\n\t\t\t\t\tnextEl: '.swiper-button-next',\n\t\t\t\t\tprevEl: '.swiper-button-prev',\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n\t<\/script>\n\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-15179","poi","type-poi","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"geohub_poi_id":"42893"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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