Abetone: AgenziaCioni.com - Via dell'Uccelliera, 29
Abetone combines the compact character of an Apennine mountain town with the through-route of a historic pass in a way that reflects its position on the Tuscan–Emilian watershed. At the heart of the settlement, Via dell’Uccelliera meets the road that crosses the Abetone Pass, an old link between Tuscany and Emilia. The stone pyramid in the centre commemorates road works promoted by Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo in the late 18th century, when the pass route was engineered for carriage traffic. Abetone is also one of central Italy’s established ski destinations, with lifts and runs extending across the wooded slopes around town. The Northern Apennines give the settlement a distinctly highland, borderland identity rather than the urban rhythm associated with much of Tuscany.
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Built around the 18th-century road over the Abetone Pass, Abetone grew into a major mountain-sports resort in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. At 1,388 metres, the pass links the Pistoia Mountains with the Modena side of the range and has long been a route between Tuscany and Emilia. Winter defines much of the local rhythm, with ski runs spreading across the slopes around Monte Gomito, while summer brings walkers and cyclists to highland roads and woodland. Near the pass, the stone pyramids of Abetone recall the former frontier between the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Duchy of Modena. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Abetone relates to its Apennine surroundings.
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