SERCHIO

'Serchio' is third largest river in Tuscany, after the Arno and Ombrone rivers.
The principal branch comes down from the slopes of Mt. Sillano (1.864 meters) and it meets with its other branches in Piazza al Serchio.
It crosses Garfagnana from north to south and is artificially crossed more times. In this poing it receives from left the River, the Castiglione, the Sillico and after the Lima, that it constitutes a sottobacino to being himself; from right Edron, Tùrrite Secca, Tùrrite Gallicano, Tùrrite Cava and the Pedogna.
Arrived in Lucca's land, it goes to west and it is thrown in sea Tirreno into zone of San Rossore's Park, in north of Pisa,
The road number 12 of Abetone and Brennero coast along it already to a Lucca's valley, after going up until Bagni di Lucca;
from here until to the origins, from street to Capanne di Sillano and the step of Pradarena.
The localities that the river across are in Garfagnana:
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Barga, Bagni di Lucca. In Lucchesia: Borgo a Mozzano and Lucca.

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★ Authority of river basin

★ Tourism