Fivizzano was a wealthy town in medieval times and an important strategic centre when the fortress at Verrucola controlled the surrounding area. The town was also for a long time under the influence of Florence, to which it owes much of its style and character. Today Fivizzano combines a respect for the past with a thriving social and cultural life with many of the town’s events taking place in the central Medici square in front of the XIV century church of Saints Jacopo and Antonio.

Spectacularly huge Verrucola castle is a delightful example of medieval architecture. Built in the 1300 by Spinetta Melaspina the Greet, it consists of severel buildings dominated by a square keep and still visible are several "layers" of walls with their openings leading to the village below. In the 16th century a church was built beside the castle with its fine sandstone arched open gallery.

Fivizzano is the widest village of Lunigiana. It extends from the Appenines to the Apuan Alps. The numerous valleys, of the torrents Rosaro, Mommio and Lucido meet all the course of the Aulella. In the zone it is possible to admire great landscapes, from hills to mountains with a mild climate.

History

Considered the Florence of Lunigiana, Fivizzano has always been an important center. Castles, churches and noble palaces show it. Fivizzano gave itself to the Medici family in the XV century and remained in their possession until the come of the Lorena. The walls of Fivizzano were erected for order of Cosimo de' Medici in 1540, while the baroque font of the main square was constructed from Cosimo III in 1683. Beyond the walls, the village of the Verrucola where the castle of the Verrucola lies, erected from Spinetta Malaspina the Great. Fivizzano gave birth to Jacopo from Fivizzano, one of the first printer.

Every summer in July, the “Disfida degli arceri di terra e di corte” fill with people the medieval village. Nearby, we can visit the Romanesque churc of Saint Paul of Vendaso, the village of Soliera with the sanctuary of the Madonna of the Necks, the villages of Gragnola with the castle and Vinca. Moreover, the Botanical Garden of the Frignoli and the village of Sassalbo.

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