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Gothic Line tells us about tragic story destinies, lives devastated by an imaginary line created by the German army in 1944 to defend the Allied advance
Historical testimony
The 320 km long extended from Massa – Carrara to Rimini and is important historical testimony that recalls the Second World War, tracing a route that goes from Emilia Romagna passing through Tuscany and the Marche
Battle sites with the presence of monuments, museums, war cemeteries, bunkers, trenches and shelters that still exis
Itineraries
Among the Itineraries Irecommend the route from Massa to Sant’Anna di Stazzema
Route : Massa – Sant’Anna di Stazzema
Along this route you will admire Monte Pasquito and Folgorito for those who love trekking and
cross paths with the war events of the Second World War linked to the Gothic Line
Recommended itinerary
Departure from Massa
° Visit Malaspina Castle occupied by the Germans during the war
°Stop at the Audiovisual Museum of the Resistance, with documents and testimonies on the war in Lunigiana
° Visit Sant’Anna di Stazzema a panoramic road, woods and paths. Used by the resistance we have shelters and treches along the route
° Visit to the National Peace Park, dedicated to the memory of the Nazi – fascist massacre of 12 th August 1944
° Visit to the Resistance Museum, with artefacts and stories from the time
°Ossuary Monument, panoramic point and symbol of historical memory
Gothic Line is part of our past which was breached on 19 February 1945 to end April with
weeks of fighting behind it
Shadows of the past and traces of history still intertwine on the stones of the Gothic immaginary line
A journey between memory and esistance that never stops telling