For me, my drive north of Lucca ended at Grotto Del Vento, although it is possible to drive farther into the area of Alpi Apuane National Park, the drive up to here is sufficiently wild.
Grotto Del Vento
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| Guided tour in Italian, English is available when there are enough English speakers I listened to an audio while touring |
No need to register for a regular tour, designed to educate
rather than thrill. Electric
lighting, handrails and steps provide adequate safety. Visitors choose between
three tours, taking one hour, two hours and three hours respectively. I purchase
the three-hour visit. The first part of the tour took place in the part of the
cave where stalactites and stalagmites still grow. An underground creek runs
through the second area. In the third, we find a perfectly vertical 90-meter
shaft and the bed of the cave, consisting of fine sand.
Ponte Diavolo (The
Devil's Bridge)
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| Worth the see - quite a site |
On the way back to Lucca, I stop in the town of Borga
Mozzano to see Ponte Della Maddelen, commonly called Ponte Diavolo. Quoting from
a brochure "A great example of medieval engineering with five asymmetrical
arches that are reflected in the water of the Serchio River. The biggest is 40
metres wide and 18.5 meters high. Built in the 12th Century, it is one of the
most well-known monuments of the province of Lucca."
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