Happy Sunday, friends! Here I am again, taking you on one of my trips. Today I was craving autumn views and nature, so my husband and I took a short trip to the Castagno station. We were actually hoping to find some chestnuts, and several people had recommended this old station nestled among the chestnut trees for a good harvest, but unfortunately the chestnuts were still unripe.
This station is located on a semi-hidden road in the woods near the village of Castagno. Many people go there for both chestnuts and mushrooms. It's an area made up almost entirely of woods, a lovely spot for nature lovers. In fact, as soon as we arrived at the station, we immediately took a walk in the woods, which were already displaying autumn colors. The road to the station is also very beautiful, winding through mountain and woodland views. Before reaching the station, there are several very beautiful villas, a church, and a few houses. The road then leads to a hidden side in the woods that leads to the station. Now I'll tell you a little about this station, which is also a stop on CAI trails, an association that manages mountain and hill trails. The station is part of the Porrettana line, a historic line that passes through various villages in the Tuscan-Emilian mountains before reaching Bologna.
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隆Feliz domingo, amigos! Aqu铆 estoy de nuevo, llev谩ndolos de viaje. Hoy ten铆a ganas de disfrutar de las vistas oto帽ales y la naturaleza, as铆 que mi marido y yo hicimos una escapada a la estaci贸n de Castagno. Esper谩bamos encontrar casta帽as, y varias personas nos hab铆an recomendado esta antigua estaci贸n enclavada entre casta帽os para una buena cosecha, pero por desgracia las casta帽as a煤n estaban verdes. Esta estaci贸n se encuentra en un camino semiescondido en el bosque cerca del pueblo de Castagno. Mucha gente va all铆 tanto para recoger casta帽as como setas. Es una zona casi enteramente boscosa, un lugar encantador para los amantes de la naturaleza. De hecho, en cuanto llegamos a la estaci贸n, dimos un paseo por el bosque, que ya luc铆a los colores del oto帽o. El camino a la estaci贸n tambi茅n es muy bonito, serpenteando entre monta帽as y bosques. Antes de llegar a la estaci贸n, hay varias villas preciosas, una iglesia y algunas casas. El camino luego conduce a un lado escondido del bosque que lleva a la estaci贸n. Ahora les contar茅 un poco sobre esta estaci贸n, que tambi茅n es parada de los senderos CAI, una asociaci贸n que gestiona senderos de monta帽a. La estaci贸n forma parte de la l铆nea Porrettana, una l铆nea hist贸rica que atraviesa varios pueblos de las monta帽as toscano-emilianas antes de llegar a Bolonia.
The Porrettana line is a historic line that's still active today, but not all its stations are. This Castagno station is still open, especially in the summer because there's a lovely cool pool in the woods near the station, much loved by city dwellers. As you can see from the photos, this station is really small, with only one platform.
There's a small hut with train timetables and another hut whose purpose I'm not sure is what it's for. There are also various signs with maps and trails for hiking enthusiasts. It's a small but really cute station, a relaxing place to take a walk in the woods and perhaps stop for a moment to wait for the train. This station was opened later than others in the Pistoia Apennines, in the 1960s to increase tourism in the small mountain villages. At the time, Castagno was a holiday resort. Today, it's practically a village with very few inhabitants, and even the station was deserted during our stay. But it was still a pleasant trip to a mountain destination.
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La l铆nea Porrettana es una l铆nea hist贸rica que sigue activa hoy en d铆a, pero no todas sus estaciones lo est谩n. Esta estaci贸n de Castagno sigue abierta, sobre todo en verano, gracias a una preciosa piscina en el bosque cercano, muy apreciada por los habitantes de la ciudad. Como pueden ver en las fotos, esta estaci贸n es realmente peque帽a, con un solo and茅n.
Hay una peque帽a caseta con horarios de trenes y otra caseta cuyo prop贸sito desconozco. Tambi茅n hay varios carteles con mapas y rutas para los amantes del senderismo. Es una estaci贸n peque帽a pero muy bonita, un lugar relajante para pasear por el bosque y quiz谩s detenerse un momento a esperar el tren. Esta estaci贸n se inaugur贸 m谩s tarde que otras en los Apeninos de Pistoia, en la d茅cada de 1960, para impulsar el turismo en los peque帽os pueblos de monta帽a. En aquel entonces, Castagno era un centro tur铆stico. Hoy en d铆a, es pr谩cticamente un pueblo con muy pocos habitantes, e incluso la estaci贸n estaba desierta durante nuestra estancia. Aun as铆, fue un viaje agradable a un destino de monta帽a.
First picture edited by my phone translation with deepl