Casone: Winter Sports Between Slopes, Trails and Mountain History
Accommodation in Casone
Casone combines winter sports with trails, woodland landscapes and regional history. The ski station shapes the area just as much as its historic connection to the routes over the passes and the landscape of Alto Serchio. The different local features extend from the ski station to the Apennine ridge and the road to Passo delle Radici.
Winter sports with different slope profiles
The Casone di Profecchia ski station has practice slopes for beginners as well as more challenging runs. For beginners, the practice slopes provide a clearly defined point of reference, while more experienced skiers can find runs with higher levels of difficulty at the same station. The practice slopes and more challenging runs therefore represent different levels of ability within one station. When travelling with people of different skiing abilities, this distinction is a concrete planning factor.
Trails through woodland and mountains
Sentiero 54 begins at Casone di Profecchia. A mule track also leads from Casone di Profecchia through a beech forest to the Apennine ridge. If you enjoy walking as well as skiing, these trails complement Casone's winter sports offering with woodland and mountain routes. The mule track leads from the beech forest to the Apennine ridge, while Sentiero 54 begins directly at Casone di Profecchia.
A historic place on the pass road
Casone di Profecchia was built in 1845 to house workers who were involved in constructing the road to Passo delle Radici. After the road was completed, Il Casone served as a posting station where horses were changed. Both uses form part of a history in which accommodation, road construction and travel over the pass were closely connected. The building's early construction history and its later use as a posting station mark two successive functions at the same pass road.
Memorial sites and regional culture
In the Oratorio di Nostra Signora della Montagna, a memorial plaque for the poet Giovanni Pascoli is located to the right of the portal. The Sagra Pascoliana is also part of the region's event history. It began in 1932 and resumed in 1962 after an interruption caused by the war.
Woodland district, townscape and border location
Casone di Profecchia is a tourist village on the border with the Province of Modena. At the same time, Casone di Profecchia is one of two forestry districts within the Alto Serchio forest complex. The townscape features the typical mountain houses of Casone di Profecchia grouped around a small ski station. Thus, a tourist village on a provincial border, a forestry district and a small ski station come together in Casone's townscape.
The flavours of Garfagnana and Emilia
The Il Casone restaurant combines the traditional flavours of Garfagnana with Emilia's culinary richness. The restaurant's cuisine thus brings two regional traditions together in Casone.
A summer perspective on Casone
In summer, Casone di Profecchia is a destination for trekking and horse-riding tourism. The summer season adds activities in the landscape around Casone to its winter sports offering.
For broader travel planning, you can also view Gragnanella, Colle and Castiglione Di Garfagnana.
For the overarching travel overview: Castelnuovo Di Garfagnana.
