Barga

So many people from Barga emigrated to Scotland in the late 19th century that it is known as the most Scottish town in Italy, and every August it holds a fish and chips festival. The medieval town sits at 410 metres on a hill in the middle Serchio valley, entered through Porta Reale and Porta Macchiaia. At its top stands the Romanesque Duomo of San Cristoforo.

Highlights

• Duomo di San Cristoforo, with Guido Bigarelli's pulpit resting on carved lions
• The Arringo, a broad lawn between the Duomo and Palazzo Pretorio
• Opera Barga Festival and the long-running Bargajazz
• Castelvecchio Pascoli, the hamlet where the poet Giovanni Pascoli lived
• San Francesco, with works by Andrea della Robbia

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