La Fania
The place
Rifugio at 894-905 m in the La Fania area, in the Apuan Alps (municipality of Stazzema, province of Lucca, Tuscany). Managed by the UOEI section of Pietrasanta. Built in 1956 beneath a magnificent centuries-old beech forest, from which the name "La Fania" derives. Exceptional panoramic position below the Pania della Croce and the Cresta Pulita. Access from Pruno via the routes Pruno → Colle a Iapoli → Le Caselle → Rifugio Fania → Collemezzana → Cascata dell'Acquapendente → Pruno (loop), or from Levigliani via the Rifugio Del Freo. A stop favored by hikers in the Apuan Alps, between marble and wilderness.
Getting there
From Pruno (loop) or from Levigliani via Rifugio Del Freo.
The setting
Apuan Alps, below the Pania della Croce, centuries-old beech forest.