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The village of Castiglione di Garfagnana, considered one of the most beautiful in Italy, is surrounded by woods and wild nature. This village stands on a wild, mountainous borderland. The landscape is very different from that of Tuscany that we all imagine with its gentle hills. Ludovico Ariosto described this area as "land of wolves and brigands". It is characterized by the fortress, by the massive defensive walls, the clearly medieval towers.
The photograph was taken from the Belvedere tower, part of the ancient city walls and in the background the ancient castle, now a private residence.
The afternoon light is very beautiful and enhances the white of the stone and the green of the wild vegetation around.
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The Tuscany, one of the most beautiful Italian regions, is known throughout the world for its Landscapes and for the Works of Art that it houses (It is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance). Six localities have been designated World Heritage Sites: the Historical Center of Florence, Siena, San Gimignano and Pienza, the Square of the Cathedral of Pisa with the Leaning Tower and the Val d'Orcia. It is in the central Italy and borders with Emilia Romagna (north), Marche and Umbria (east) and Lazio (South). The West coast is bathed from the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Sea; here we can find the islands of the Tuscan archipelago including the island of Elba. The regional capital is Florence and the other provinces are: Arezzo, Grosseto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Siena.
