Apuan Alps

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The Apuan Alps are impressive indeed. While they don’t reach the same heigths as their more famous namesake, they seem impressive enough just the same and the roads are no less a challenge. The northern part of Tuscany is more rugged and mountainous than the south.

Where’s that confounded bridge? The last time I was in Tuscany, I spent a few hours trying to find the Ponte di Maddalena. It was right here the whole time! The beautiful Ponte di Maddalena is near the town of Lucca. It was built over 700 years ago. It was one of the few bridges not blown up by the Germans during World War II because they didn’t think the Allies could get Sherman tanks across it.

By then it was late afternoon. I had spent a long day negotiating twisty, narrow roads, so I was ready to stop. I found a decent hotel and stopped for the night in the beautiful spa town of Bagni di Lucca.

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Photos

Apuan Alps
Approaching the Apuan Alps in northern Tuscany.

Farmhouse
An abandoned farmhouse with the Apuan Alps in the background.

Il Ponte
Another view of the Ponte di Maddalena.