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Private tour: The Gothic Line in Borgo a Mozzano (Lucca)

By Turislucca
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$276 per traveller* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

During this private 3-hour guided tour of the Gothic Line you will visit the Museum of the Liberation, enjoy a walking tour exploring two of the area's World War 2-era bunkers. Climb, with your guide, aboard your vehicle and visit a third bunker, and walk across the famous Devil's Bridge from where you may enjoy panorama of the river and surrounding hills.

Activity location

  • Comune di Borgo a Mozzano
    • 1 Via Umberto I
    • 55023, Borgo a Mozzano, Toscana, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 4
    • 4 Piazza Guglielmo Marconi
    • 55023, Borgo a Mozzano, Toscana, Italy

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Private tour: The Gothic Line in Borgo a Mozzano (Lucca)
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Option 1: In 3 hours private guided tour you will visit some of the bunkers, the Museum of the Liberation and make a walk across the Devil's Bridge

Price details
AU$276.00 x 1 TravellerAU$276.00
Total
Price is AU$276.00
Until Fri, 20 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Multiple stops for photography
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local, professional guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private small-group tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Museum entrance fee+ 2 bunkers € 10 per adult or Museum entrance fee + 3 bunkers € 15 per adult
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport to/from attractions

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • A maximum of 20 people per booking
  • Please wear comfortable shoes
  • You must provide your own transport for this excursion using your own vehicle or a rental. You can reach Borgo a Mozzano also by train from Lucca, Pisa, Florence.
  • Turislucca’s tours are in compliance with government health and safety protocols for Covid-19.

Activity itinerary

Comune di Borgo a Mozzano

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Meet your personal specialised guide is in front of the train station in Piazza Marconi (Borgo a Mozzano) in the morning, or afternoon. The first stop is just a few steps away at the small, but evocative museum, Museo della Memoria, which features many World War II documents in relation to Lucca and the construction of the Gothic Line. The museum also contains uniforms and arms of both the Allied and German Armies, a series of objects issued to the troops, an exhaustive number of communiques released by the fascist prefect in regard to curfews, circulation restrictions, black market sales restrictions, photos, and documents of the local Resistance fighters. Note: Should you not have a car, you may reach Borgo a Mozzano by train.

Campo sportivo Borgo a Mozzano

  • 2h
Next, take a 10-minute walk to the two low-lying bunkers built to defend the antitank wall of the Gothic Line at Borgo a Mozzano. To defend the front, the Germans constructed two large, deep bunkers excavating them in the rock. The soldiers used them as observation posts, ready to defend the antitank wall of the Gothic Line with cannons and machine guns. To visit a third incredible bunker, you must take your car and drive to the nearby medieval hamlet of Anchiano. The bunker extends for many metres into the hill below the church of the village. To defend the left side of the river and the Gothic Line, the Todt Organisation had this extraordinary fortification constructed for cannons, machine guns, and observation posts.

Ponte della Maddalena (detto Ponte del Diavolo)

  • 30m
Hop into your car again, and proceed to the legendary Ponte della Maddalena (Bridge of Mary Magdalene), better known as the 'Devil’s Bridge'. It was constructed during the Middle Ages so pilgrims travelling from northern Italy and Europe could cross the river on their way to Rome. This was the only bridge across the Serchio River that the Germans did not destroy during the Second World War, and proved to be a huge strategic error on their part. It is a humpback bridge with asymmetric arches and can be crossed on foot. At its highest point, there is a splendid panorama of the river and surrounding hills.

Location

Activity location

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    Comune di Borgo a Mozzano
    • 1 Via Umberto I
    • 55023, Borgo a Mozzano, Toscana, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 4
    • 4 Piazza Guglielmo Marconi
    • 55023, Borgo a Mozzano, Toscana, Italy

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