Holiday Apartment in Pizzorne: Mountain Views, Trails and History

The Altopiano delle Pizzorne is a mountainous area of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, extending between Villa Basilica, Capannori and Lucca. This gives you access to a landscape where mountain trails, views and historic sites shape your travel plans. The plateau is easily accessible by car from Matraia or Villa Basilica. When choosing a holiday apartment in Pizzorne, you can therefore first consider whether active days or cultural and historical discoveries should be the focus.

Mountain landscapes and experiences for active days

From the summit of the Pietra Pertusa hill, the view extends northwards over the gentle Apennine hills and the rugged Apuan Alps. To the south, it reaches across Monte Pisano to the coast and the Tyrrhenian Sea. If you enjoy travelling with different interests in mind, a day spent admiring the views can easily be combined with other discoveries.

For active days, there is the Sospeso nel Verde adventure park on the Altopiano delle Pizzorne. It offers 16 adventure courses with different levels of difficulty for all age groups and with the greatest possible safety. The range of courses in particular makes the park interesting for travel groups in which not everyone is looking for the same challenge. When planning your holiday apartment in Pizzorne, you can therefore balance the number of climbing days with your interest in cultural or scenic experiences.

Trails with different points of focus

The route itself also plays a role. The final section of the Lucchese part of the Cammino di Santa Giulia leads uphill towards the Altopiano delle Pizzorne. From the Church of the Santissimo Crocifisso, the ancient Church of San Bartolomeo and the site of the former San Bartolomeo hospital can be reached via a walking trail of around two kilometres. This allows you to distinguish between an uphill section of route and a walking trail of around two kilometres when planning your day.

Ancient traces and ecclesiastical history

The remains of an ancient dolmen have been preserved at Pietra Pertusa. It was built by the peoples who inhabited this area between the 5th and 3rd millennium BC.

The Church of San Bartolomeo in Pizzorna is said to have been built in 1640; it was restored in 1700, 1803 and 1906. According to local tradition, a thanksgiving Mass is celebrated every year on 1 August at the Church of the Santissimo Crocifisso in Pizzorna. Together, these sites provide access to architectural history and local tradition, while the year 1640 remains marked as a traditional dating.

Choose your holiday apartment according to your daily itinerary

When searching for a holiday apartment in Pizzorne, this variety is particularly interesting as a question of travel rhythm. Will you focus on the adventure courses and the uphill section of the Cammino, or would you like to combine the view from Pietra Pertusa, the dolmen and the churches? Both perspectives are based on specific destinations: you can plan active hours in the mountains, a route shaped by cultural history or a combination of views and local history. The different levels of difficulty in the park and the walking trail of around two kilometres represent two clearly distinct ideas for a day out.

For further information about the region, you can also view Pracando.

For the overarching travel overview: Villa Basilica.