This area offers important historical centres such as Coreglia Antelminelli, with its Museo delle Statuine di Gesso (Chalk Figurine Museum), the Ghivizzano Castle, Bagni di Lucca a thermal spa town, Ponte del Diavolo (Devil’s Bridge) at Borgo a Mozzano and the Orrido di Botri and Balzo Nero Natural Reserves. (Guided tour information, telefono 0583 800022).

In the Valle Pedogna Reserve, there are some notable points of interest: Vetriano has the smallest theatre in the world. In Colognora di Pescaglia, you can find the Museo del Castagno (Chestnut Museum) (www.museodelcastagno.it) and at Celle Puccini, the museum residence of the great musician Giacomo Puccini, where he spent his childhood holidays (telefono 0583 359154).
The itinerary from Pescaglia to Fabbriche di Vallico permits you to visit some "ferriere" iron-foundries which are still operative like the ironworks Galgani, the one at Aiola or at Gragliana.
The mallets powered by water still forge the iron in the century old tradition, making agricultural tools and the “testi” (round metal flat irons) an indispensable accessory to cook the famous "necci" with ricotta cheese, the "crisciolette" or the "focacce leve" simple local traditional dishes.