Hi--I am trying to remember the name of a place I considered when planning our trip to Italy two years ago. I believe I found it thanks to a tip here. It was a castello or very small walled hilltown with accommodations of varios sorts, in the hills north of Lucca and also if I remember correctly north of Castelnuove di Garfagnana. It stood alone on a hilltop. It seemed to be a new restoration recently opened to offer lodging. It looked intriguing, but in the end I decided it was too complicated ( we were traveling mostly without a car) and I did mot pursue it. I thought I had saved some printed information in my " future trips" file but I cannot find anything.
Does this sound familiar to anyone here? Would appreciate some suggestions, as I have searched on Google and looked at satellite views of the area and cannot come up with a match.
Thanks for you help!
Trying to "re-find" a special place in Garfagnana ( Province of Lucca)
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Could it be Barga?
It is near Barga, but it is a specific castle or castle-like complex that now offers lodging and meals. A " destination" sort of place a bit away from any town, at least as far as I recall. They have a website but my memory of the details is too fuzzy for me to search for it properly.
Did you try Trip Advisors map? I searched Bagna for accomodations, and then went to the map where you can scan up to the Castelnuove di Garfagnana area. Maybe you find it that way.
walled medieval hilltown? http://www.mondimedievali.net/castelli/toscana/lucca/castelnuovo.htm