The `Green Village` set in the hills of `Cinque Terre`, the Five Lands' between Tuscany and Genoa along the coastal route, encompassing the hills and valleys behind. A small eco-sensitive Village of 20 Townhouses in the hills incorporate traditional stone masonry and terracotta tiled roofs, yet high spec. construction.


With Prices starting from 179,000 Euro we believe they represent excellent value, and will have a management facility to ensure maintenance security and offer a rental income, should you require it.
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The name Lunigiana is thought to have come from the Roman settlement at Luni, which is now actually outside the boundaries of modern Lunigiana. You can visit the ruins there, which date from 177 B.C. The first known settlings of the Val di Magra (the valley that runs through the Lunigiana along the A15 Autostrada) took place a thousand or so years before Christ.
The standing carved stone stelae or statue-menhirs found in the area attest to the earlier culture; we call them the Ligui-Apuani but don`t know much more than they raised cattle.

The Val di Magra fell under Byzantine rule in the early middle ages, when Luni was the base for the Byzantine fleet which had its main port in the Island of Sardinia. The Longobards came in 643, then from the tenth century, on Luni hosted a bishop installed by Emperor Otto I.

From the 12th century power settled into three divisions, the north, dominated by the prosperous town of Pontremoli, the center, dominated by the Malaspina family centered in their castle at Oramala, and the south, ruled by the Genoa republic. But the Malaspina`s wanted more, and with their power increasing, clashes with Pontremoli and the Bishops of Luni became more frequent. In 1306 Dante Alighieri (who, after his exile from Florence received refuge and protection from the Malaspinas) was called in to make peace between the family and the Bishop of Luni at Castlenuovo Magra.