Discover Follo: Churches, Trails and Green Spaces

Follo is a destination for you if culture and outdoor activities belong together. Churches, old pilgrimage connections, a riverside trail and municipal green spaces offer different themes for planning your trip. This leaves room for local history, nature and active days with the family.

The Monument and Churches of Follo

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 13th century. In Piano di Follo, the Chiesa di San Martino is considered the oldest church in the municipality of Follo. This gives your stay a clear cultural focus that brings together different facets of local history.

Riverside Trail and Historical Connections

A riverside trail in the Parco Naturale Regionale di Montemarcello-Magra-Vara runs between Piana Battolla and Piano di Follo. Those who want to combine landscape and activity can include this specific route in their own travel plans, while churches and historic routes provide additional points of focus. For planning your days, the places along these connections offer concrete reference points; the riverside trail adds an independent landscape aspect to Follo.

Around the year 1000, an ancient Via di San Martino from Piano di Follo to Montalbano through the Val Durasca can be traced. In the area around Follo, the local route of the Via Francigena connected the port of Luni with Caprigliola, Aulla and Pontremoli, passing through Ceparana and Piano di Follo. The Chiesa di San Martino in Piano di Follo served as a resting station on the historic Via Francigena. This gives you an illustrative way into the history of pilgrimage without restricting Follo to just one type of travel.

Discover Follo: A Holiday Apartment between History and Nature

In Piano di Follo, there is a municipal green space equipped as a park and play area for young people. The municipal green spaces in Piano di Follo and Piana Battolla have a skating rink. If you are travelling with children or teenagers, these facilities can add activity to the rhythm of your days. When choosing a holiday apartment in Follo, your preferred daily rhythm can therefore take centre stage: historic sightseeing, nature or active time.

The Fiera di S. Isidoro

The Fiera di S. Isidoro was scheduled for May; exhibitions at Parco degli Alpini were planned as part of the Fiera di S. Isidoro. Alongside architectural history and pilgrimage routes, this adds a festival with an exhibition component, whose date and programme remain tied to this planning.

More Destinations

For further travel planning, also discover San Bernardino, Fiascherino, Ceparana, Cavanella Vara, Falcinello, Tirolo, Cembrano and Volastra.

For the broader travel overview: La Spezia.