The village of Poggio, surrounded by the long brick viaducts of the railway stretch Lucca-Aulla, is situated at the beginning of the valley of Vagli municipality.

On the slope of Apouan Alps dominating the Vagli basin, there is the village of Careggine, which was first a fief of the rulers of Careggine and then of the Republic of Lucca.

From the 15th century it had been ruled by the House of Este. The local economy hinged most of all on the picking of chestnuts (today almost fallen off) but also on sheep-breeding and wine growing. Except for some fields, planted with corn, vegetables and fodder, the lands (grasslands and pastures) are today used for sheep- and goat-farming and cattle-breeding.

Currently more than a half of the population (mostly commuters, which move downhill to the towns of the plain of Lucca) is employed in the secondary industry. In the nearby Isola Santa we can admire the beautiful and charming man-made lake.

It's worth visiting also the medieval church and the so-called Marmitte dei Giganti (the Potholes). The most impressing sight of this resort is the chain of the Alpi Apuane itself, which differs from the nearby Apennines for the harshness of its territory, characterised by deep valleys and impressive and steep slopes.

The Alpi Apuane are well-known worldwide for the beauty of its marbles and the deep hollows of the karstic underground. Thanks to its geographical position and to the many different kinds of rock, the chain of the Alpi Apuane is made up of several areas of different nature, contributing to the variety of the flora and the fauna.