Follo Among Churches, Pilgrimage Routes and Green Spaces

Follo Between Remembrance and Churches

Follo reveals its history through specific sites. At the intersection of Viale della Rimembranza and Via 1° Maggio stands a monument to those who fell in the First World War. The Chiesa di S. Martino di Durasca dates from the 12th to the 13th century. The Chiesa di San Martino is considered the oldest church in the municipality of Follo. The Chiesa di San Martino in Piano di Follo served as a resting point on the historic Via Francigena. This provides you with a cultural perspective ranging from public remembrance to evidence of church history.

The routes around Follo also contribute to understanding its history. Around the year 1000, an ancient Via di San Martino from Piano di Follo to Montalbano through the Val Durasca is documented. In the Follo area, the local route of the Via Francigena connected the port of Luni with Caprigliola, Aulla and Pontremoli, passing through Ceparana and Piano di Follo. If you are interested in historic connections and pilgrimage history, you can place these two references within your travel plans from different chronological perspectives. Anyone wishing to explore Follo’s route history in greater depth can consider the route through the Val Durasca and the connection through several locations as separate historical references.

Riverside Trail and Green Spaces

In addition to churches and historic routes, Follo also has a connection with nature. A riverside trail in the Parco Naturale Regionale di Montemarcello-Magra-Vara runs between Piana Battolla and Piano di Follo. The specific route therefore names two locations and places the riverside trail within a regional nature park. If you would like to include the landscape alongside churches and historic routes, you can make the riverside trail a separate focus of your day planning.

Piano di Follo has a municipal green space equipped as a park and play area for young people. In addition, the municipal green spaces in Piano di Follo and Piana Battolla have a skating rink. These two details highlight different forms of public open space: in Piano di Follo, the play area is also a central feature alongside the green space, while the skating rink is available in both locations. If you are travelling with young people, you can take such specific local features into account when choosing your daily routine.

Time-Specific Event References

The local range of themes also includes the Fiera di S. Isidoro. It was scheduled for May; exhibitions were planned at the Fiera di S. Isidoro in the Parco degli Alpini.

When choosing Follo as your destination, you can set your personal focus when selecting accommodation: churches and monuments lend themselves to exploring cultural and ecclesiastical history, the Via di San Martino and the Via Francigena to historic routes, while the riverside trail and green spaces appeal to other interests. A hotel or other accommodation is therefore not defined by specific features; what matters instead is which of these topics you would like to explore more closely during your stay.

More Destinations

More destinations: Riccò Del Golfo Di Spezia, San Pietro Vara, Colombiera-Molicciara, Valeriano Lunense, Bolano, Luni Mare, Casale, Bocca Di Magra

To the main travel overview: La Spezia.