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Pro
Like the peaceful climate and children going to school
Con
Getting stuck in the "Lift" of the hotel
In a nutshell
If you go, you'll stay long
painterdave Says: Walking the streets of Barga you will find some great shops, great snack foods, and lots of window shopping. However, to do this, you must walk up....as the streets are really narrow and only the locals can drive on them. So you start at the bottom, there is a nice parking...
oriettaIT Says: Barga is located on a hill, like what seems like every village in tuscany! the best way to explore it is to leave the car and walk along its cobblestones streets up to the top where the cathedral is.It is a long walk and very steep in some parts so I would not suggest it to...
Walking or hiking around Barga
janear Says: The area around Barga is spectacular and perfect for walking (or hiking). You can try to find the paths yourself but there are regular guided walking trips with walks out of Barga. Try the CAI or Tuscanywalking.com.One lovely walk is one to the historic village of...
BruceDunning Says: This was the place where Giovanni Pascoli recited poetry here for years and lived in the town. He gave a famous speech about the war in 1911. It has been used as an opera house since 1690 and Madam Butterfly debuted here in 1904. The building was constructed beginning in...
BruceDunning Says: There are some very nice and quite shops to purchase goods that may not be found elsewhere. They have some related to the Scottish heritage due to local residents moving to that country when times were hard in Italy.
Great View of the valleys and hills
BruceDunning Says: This town is on top of a hill that allows you to look all around and take in the terrain of the valleys and hills. Around Bara a little villages like Albiano, Ciocco, Castelvecchio Pascoli and Bugliano. All can be visible from Barga which is on one of the higher hill ranges...
Inside pics of the treasures of SAn Christopher
BruceDunning Says: The main features inside are the pulpit made of red and white marble with the lion statues and one where a man is supporting another of the red columns that are holding up the pulpit, made by Guiodo Bigiarelli da Como, and a wooden figure of St. Christoforo in the choir box...
BruceDunning Says: These are for casual reference in order to show the layout. The apparent main port entry is Fornaci di BArga, and you go through the arched stone, but the tourist entrance may be Porto REale, where the parking lot is located. It is at the foothills of the Apuan Alps and the...
BruceDunning Says: Housed in a building that looks like it may have been one of the original structures in the village, it is a real secret of finds. The features are from Paleo times through current day archaeological periods. It is extensive, but seems to have a little space form the...
BruceDunning Says: It is at the top of the village. The walk is nice and the streets nearly deserted. It does take a while to get to the duomo. It was built first in 10th century and added over time of four hundred years to current state and size. Inside it is serene with a dark interior and...
Quiet working town-winding streets
BruceDunning Says: The streets of pretty quite and you can walk around and enjoy the various winding streets. Yes, you can get lost, or better known as misdirected. Keep looking for the Duomo steep tower for benchmark to that elusive top of the high hill. Barga has cobbled lanes and quaint...
Explore the Natural Beauty of the Area
deecat Says: The area around Barga is known as the Garfagnana. This area is north of Lucca.While driving toward Barga, we were astonished at how beautiful the natural scenery is. There are mountains (Orecchiella mountains and the Alpi Apuane), beautiful rivers, lush forests (Parco...
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Pasticceria F Lli Lucchesi: Best breakfast in town
oriettaIT Says: This bakery is in the lower part of the town, in Piazzale Matteotti where there is a small parking lot. It has a outdoor seating area with awnings and tables and a lot more table inside.They seems to have every bakery item you can think at! Their cappuccino and croissant...
Al Barchetto Ristorante: Not Only For Sportsman
painterdave Says: This Restaurante is up the road from Barga about 13 minutes. The area where it sits is a sportsman's park where they practice skeet shooting, etc. Do not let this fool you, the restorante takes really good care of these sportsmen and others by presenting good food, and...
Alpino Restarurant: Local Tuscan Dishes and Fabulous Wine List
deecat Says: One night we ate at the restaurant at Hotel Alpino. It is noted for its excellent wine list (it has a huge wine cellar); it is also famous for the local and Tuscan dishes. The owner is really proud of his cantina because he has wines from Tuscany and all the rest of Italy....
BruceDunning Says: There is a parking lot that is free of charge just outside the Porto Reale entrance to the old part of the town. Ample spaces were available when we were there, but that was after tourist season, even though I do not think this town gets a lot of the usual traffic of people...
Expensive Taxi up the Mountain to il Ciocco
peggydaly Says: I think most people that come to Barga stay up the mountain at Il Ciocco. I'm glad I was able to hitch, because the taxi that the hotel arranges for guests is about 20 euros! Maybe if one is staying there they don't care. It is a lovely place and I was fortunate enough to be...
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We were surprised at how sophisticated the shops in Barga were...not "trinkets" or tourist gimmicks; rather, nice shops for the locals and tourist who value good quality.
Allan purchased a pair of beautiful leather sandals and a leather belt. Allan is still wearing the sandals, and he has had people here in the USA stop him (complete strangers) and ask where he bought them. When we go back to Italy, his boss has requested a pair!
Don't have a picture of the shop or of the sandals, but I do have one of the guy who purchased them, standing above a part of Barga (Duomo below).
What to buy: The best items to purchase in Barga (as far as we know) are Leather goods,
Hand embroidery items such as table clothes,
and fresh flowers!
What to pay: For Shoes, the equivalent of $40-50 American Dollars
Updated Apr 25, 2005
Address: Town of Barga
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Barga has several traditional food, based on the period of the year of Holy festivals. I.e., try the Befana biscuit for Christmas, made with pasta frolla and hazelnuts,,, delicious or in Easter the Pasimata cake, sort of spring panettone... but better ! Or for Carnival the cenci fritti, ugly but delicious sort of fried biscuit made with a light flour and sugar. In autumn the mondine, chestnuts roasted on live fire together with a glass of vin brulé, wine aromathised with spices... cures any cold ! And in summer the traditional 2 weeks of food and music festival in the old centre, where wine flows up to late night and youngsters makes their way allnight long...
Written Apr 16, 2004
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The roman aquaduct is behind the town.
Ask a local and they'll direct you to it.
The aquaduct is perfectly in tact, really
amazing. I came across it purely by
accident.
Written Jan 25, 2004
Website: http://www.barganews.com/
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This is the layout of the town. Off to the right is the parking lot. Down further to the south of this port entry is a school and a residential living area for residences.
The ancient town of Barga is situated in the valley of the river Serchio on the edge of the Garfagnana Region. The original historical center of town still remains. The old houses are gathered...
Barga is a lovely mountain town just north of Lucca. The town has not changed for probably 500 years. One of the best preserved towns in Tuscany. Lovely winding streets with lots of character. The...
I've been living in Barga 20 years, more or less. Now I'm continously travelling around the world but as soon as I can I come back to see relatives and friends and to feel again the easiness and the...
For years I have heard from a friend all about Barga. This past month I was finally able to go and take a look. I was not disappointed. The climb to the top of Barga just about did me in, but was...
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