Good morning hivers here I am with the last part of my trip to Larciano! Unfortunately several photos have been lost but luckily I have recovered some so I can show you this magnificent place too. I love castles and luckily my beautiful Italy is full of castles and fortresses. You can access this castle from the town with a small climb that leads directly to a square with a church, the castle can be visited for free and also the archaeological museum and the tower. But let's talk a little about the castle, located on the slopes of Mount Albano it has been active since ancient times and was important because the Via Francigena passed through there so it was a place of exchanges and trade. When it was annexed to Pistoia it was surrounded by a wall of which little remains today, it was in a strategic position so everyone fought over it. The first thing we did was climb the tower, how scary, lots of iron stairs with empty space underneath but from up there we understood why it was a much desired castle, from the top of the tower you can see the whole valley and the surrounding villages very well, the view was beautiful and it was worth climbing all those stairs!
Buenos días hivers ¡aquí estoy con la última parte de mi viaje a Larciano! Lamentablemente se perdieron varias fotos pero afortunadamente recuperé algunas para poder mostrarles también este magnífico lugar. Me encantan los castillos y por suerte mi hermosa Italia está llena de castillos y fortalezas. A este castillo se accede desde el pueblo con una pequeña subida que conduce directamente a una plaza con una iglesia, se puede visitar gratuitamente el castillo al igual que el museo arqueológico y la torre. Pero hablemos un poco del castillo, ubicado en las laderas del monte Albano, ha estado activo desde la antigüedad y fue importante porque por allí pasaba la Vía Francígena por lo que era un lugar de intercambio y comercio. Cuando fue anexada a Pistoia estaba rodeada por una muralla de la que hoy poco queda, estaba en una posición estratégica por lo que todos luchaban por ella. Primero subimos a la torre, que miedo, muchas escaleras de hierro con un vacío debajo pero desde ahí arriba entendimos por qué era un castillo tan deseado, desde lo alto de la torre se ve muy bien todo el valle y los pueblos vecinos, la vista era hermosa y valió la pena subir todas esas escaleras!
Afterwards we went to the archaeological museum where a nice and super prepared guide taught us about many things, I had many photos of the museum and unfortunately I'm sorry to have lost them because I wanted to show you all the finds. However in the museum we saw Etruscan ceramics both the poorest and the most elaborate, we saw ancient Ligurian and Tuscan funerary urns, various artifacts from the Valdinievole and Monte Albano, very rich ceramics from Montelupo, a real tomb of an Etruscan girl that unfortunately I lost the photo, a real shame because it was interesting, various votive or war statues, ancient bronze tools. It is a really well done museum with many interesting things, I liked it a lot. Then unfortunately we had to leave the castle because it was getting dark but it is a place that I recommend you visit, everything is free and is easily reachable by car, also both the museum and the tower are beautiful to visit, unfortunately little remains of the castle walls and the interior but it is still an interesting visit!
Después fuimos al museo arqueológico donde un guía simpático y súper conocedor nos instruyó sobre muchas cosas, tenía muchas fotos del museo y lamentablemente lamento haberlas perdido porque quería mostrarles todos los hallazgos. Sin embargo, en el museo vimos cerámicas etruscas, tanto las más pobres como las más elaboradas, vimos antiguas urnas funerarias de Liguria y Toscana, varios artefactos de Valdinievole y Monte Albano, cerámicas muy ricas de Montelupo, una tumba real de una niña etrusca cuya foto lamentablemente perdí, una verdadera lástima porque era interesante, varias estatuas votivas o de guerra, antiguas herramientas de bronce. Es un museo muy bien hecho con muchas cosas interesantes, realmente me gustó. Luego lamentablemente tuvimos que abandonar el castillo porque estaba oscureciendo pero es un lugar que os recomiendo visitar, es todo gratis y se puede llegar fácilmente en coche, además tanto el museo como la torre son preciosos para visitar, lamentablemente queda poco de las murallas y el interior del castillo pero aun así es una visita interesante!
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I can experience those places vividly through your images. Thank you.
This sounds like such an amazing trip! The castle's history and strategic location make it so fascinating, and that tower climb must have been quite the adventure! The archaeological museum also seems like a treasure trove of history. It's a shame about the lost photos, but your descriptions bring everything to life.
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wow 😍 nice place. Hope I could visit this place soon
I've always loved old buildings because they have such resilience even after the wear and tear of time.