Hello dear friends,
I'm here with you again today to let you discover another place in Tuscany, a place that I have visited several times in my life because I often pass through this area for work. However, I never get tired of exploring it whenever I have a few free minutes. Yes, because the post is not very large, and you can see it in just a few minutes. Additionally, the places I usually show you are not affected by the phenomenon of over-tourism, so they can be visited in a short amount of time.
Today, I want to talk about Resceto, a small mountain village located in the municipality of Massa at the foot of Monte Tamburo. It is quite close to the village I mentioned yesterday, and in particular, this village and its history, as well as its existence, have always been linked to marble extraction. This trade was significant because an important road connected this part of Tuscany to Modena, my city.
The characteristic feature of the houses in this particular place, as you can see in the photos, is the use of slate and marble rubble in their construction, which gives these houses a very unique appearance. Unfortunately, many have been restored, so they have lost some of this characteristic. However, if you look closely at the photos, you can see something of it in the older buildings.
From what I understand, they used this material because it was a sort of waste from marble processing, so since nothing was wasted, it was used for building houses.
Indeed, at the beginning of my walk, I immediately noticed this, and I also unfortunately saw some houses in really bad shape. But in the distance, I could immediately see a church, the Church of the Blessed Virgin of Carmel, which I think is one of the few points of interest in the village itself.
Fortunately, I found it open, and being super curious, I visited it inside. It’s a very simple church with a single nave and some decorations, but it seems that it must have been recently restored.
I continued my walk along many staircases winding through the village, and I must say they were very beautiful to walk on.
Having the mountain behind is truly a scenic feature, and it has a really strong impact. I always hope that no boulders fall because that’s always my fear when I see these houses built against the mountains, even though they used to do it because they were really ingenious and knew that these mountains served as a shelter for the houses.
This time, I discovered that an important trail known among trekking lovers starts here, leading to a significant refuge, and the path is called Via Vandelli. So if you like trekking and walking in nature, this is the right place.
I hope I have virtually taken you with me on this tour through my photos, and I hope you liked the place. I’ll see you in the next post, and I wish you all a good day!
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