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The gateway to the historic region of Lunigiana, dominating the entire village is the beautiful Malaspina Castle, one of the most beautiful and best preserved fortresses in the area. Thickly crossed by paths suitable for trekking and mountain biking, it is a pleasure to discover the luxuriant nature of the mountains that surround the village.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fosdinovo, in the historic region of Lunigiana, is dominated by the beautiful Malaspina Castle, one of the most beautiful and best preserved fortresses in the area<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":312251,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"the-village":"

Fosdinovo is an ancient village located in the historic region of Lunigiana, in Tuscany.
\nInhabited since prehistoric times, Fosdinovo was the capital of an independent marquisate governed by the most important branch of the Malaspina dello Spino Fiorito family, whose marquises were imperial vicars in Italy.
\nIn ancient times the town was the protagonist of the clashes between the Malaspina and the bishops of Luni, but from 1340, Spinetta Malaspina became the sole owner of the feud, beginning an era of relative splendor and tranquility until 1800.
\nThe undisputed symbol of the village is the Malaspina Castle<\/a><\/strong>, located at the top of the mountain and the inhabited area, establishing itself as one of the most beautiful and best preserved Lunigiana fortresses.<\/p>\n

Going to discover the village it is possible to see: the Parish Church of San Remigio, originally wanted by the bishops of Luni; the Oratory of the Compagnia dei Bianchi, whose white marble facade dates back to the second half of the 1600s.<\/p>\n

Fosdinovo is located in an area marked by the battles of the Second World War and terrible massacres of civilians.
\nThese events are remembered in the Audiovisual Museum of the Resistance<\/strong><\/a>, with an exhibition that focuses on \"memory\", consisting of documents such as interviews, archive images and recordings, presented through multimedia supports that establish an interactive relationship with the visitor.<\/p>\n

Locally they\u00a0produce an excellent white wine, Vermentino fosdinovese or the Colli di Luni Bianco DOC and the Vino Bianco\u00a0IGT Toscana. Among the red wines, instead, you can find\u00a0the Sangiovese, Malvasia Nera, Ciliegiolo, Cannaiolo, Colli di Luni Ross DOC, Vino Rosso IGT Toscana and the \"Merla\" (a biotype of Cannaiolo with a small dose of Colorino).<\/p>\n

Among the typical dishes of the fosdinovese tradition we\u00a0recall the Testarolo (fosdinovese variant), the castagnaccio and the pattone. The testaroli (\"testar\u00f2i\" in fosdinovese dialect) made\u00a0in Fosdinovo differ from the lunigianesi ones for smaller size, different preparation and because they are not cut, seasoned and served in a dish, but they are filled with olive oil, pesto, grated pecorino cheese, mushroom sauce, salami, stracchino cheese or other things (also sweet food like\u00a0hazelnut spread), rolled up\u00a0and eaten like a sandwich. There is a feast dedicated to the testarolo on the fourth weekend of July in Fosdinovo. The castagnacci, instead (\"castign\u00e0\" in fosdinovese dialect), are one of the many typically fosdinovesi dishes where they\u00a0use chestnut flour, scented with rosemary or blended with pine nuts and orange peel. You can try them\u00a0for example at\u00a0the Chestnut Festival that is held on the third Sunday of October. Finally, the pattone are dishes prepared with chestnut flour and water, cooked on chestnut leaves and served rolled up with ricotta cheese and\/or hazelnut spread.<\/p>\n"},"stato_borgo":[],"village-conntection":[50688],"borghi":[76379,76372],"village-category":[35898,164887,35901,35897,35890],"class_list":["post-175787","village","type-village","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","village-conntection-fosdinovo-it","borghi-massa-carrara","borghi-tuscany","village-category-camper-parking-area","village-category-medieval-village","village-category-orange-flag-countries","village-category-via-francigena-en","village-category-village-with-castle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village\/175787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/village"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village\/175787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"stato_borgo","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stato_borgo?post=175787"},{"taxonomy":"village-conntection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-conntection?post=175787"},{"taxonomy":"borghi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/borghi?post=175787"},{"taxonomy":"village-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-category?post=175787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}