Careggine: Diga Lago Isola Santa - Lago di Isola Santa - Info CircuitoLuccaTurismo
Built around a hydroelectric dam on the Turrite Secca, Lago di Isola Santa near Careggine grew into a mountain reservoir beneath the Apuan Alps. It lies in Garfagnana, northwestern Tuscany, where steep wooded slopes close tightly around the water. The lake’s artificial origin gives this compact valley a distinctive meeting of engineered infrastructure and rugged limestone terrain. Isola Santa, the small historic settlement beside it, retains the scale of an older mountain community rather than a resort town. Across Garfagnana, chestnut cultivation and the protected local grain Farro della Garfagnana remain enduring markers of rural food culture. Roads through these valleys link settlements between the Apuan Alps and the Apennines, while the reservoir is among the area’s best-known waterside landmarks.
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Few communities in Tuscany have a history as closely tied to the mountain life of the Garfagnana as Careggine. This small municipality stands in the upper Serchio Valley, on the eastern side of the Apuan Alps, where wooded slopes and high roads shape everyday geography. Nearby Lago di Vagli is a reservoir formed by damming the Edron stream. When its waters are drained, they reveal the remains of Fabbriche di Careggine, a settlement submerged in 1947; its stone buildings remain a local reminder of the valley’s transformation through hydroelectric development. Careggine also provides an introduction to northern Tuscany’s quieter interior, away from the region’s celebrated art cities. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Careggine and the Garfagnana relate to their surroundings.
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