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Way of the Holy Face

Downloadable guide · 6 October 2026. This file opens offline. External links require a connection.

Route registered in the Ministry of Tourism catalog. Length and variants should be checked with the route authority.

Route information

Start
Pontremoli
Finish
Lucca
Total distance
158.4 km
Total ascent
4810 m
Total descent
5060 m

Ascent and descent available for every stage in the stated sequence.

Distance calculated from the source’s stage tracks.

Distances and elevation data depend on the route variant. D+ and D− are total ascent and descent in metres, not slope percentages. Estimates and missing data are indicated in the source.

Places to see along the route

Tracks and updates

Source GPS tracks · GPX

Source GPS tracks · GPX

Source GPS tracks · GPX

Source GPS tracks · GPX

Source GPS tracks · GPX

Source GPS tracks · GPX

Source GPS tracks · GPX

Source GPS tracks · GPX

Source GPS tracks · ZIP

Cartographic GPX archive · OpenStreetMap

The seven walking stages from Pontremoli to Lucca on the Municipality of Fivizzano’s website are documented. Distances and elevation changes are calculated from the seven Ministry tracks, not from the separate MTB track. The seven GPX distances total 158.4 km.

Verified information for this route

Walking stages and GPX

Credential PDF

Data del controllo: 2026-10-04

Recorded stages

#Start — Finishkm / D+ / D−Places to see
1Pontremoli — Bagnone24.4 km · D+ 1090 m · D− 1060 m

Elevation gain and loss estimated from the official GPX heights, sampled about every 100 m.

Museum Diocesano di Art Sacra

Museum Diocesano di Art Sacra di Pontremoli

Museum delle Statue Stele Lunigianesi

Ostello Castello del Piagnaro

Mam - Museum Archivio della Memoria

Castle di Bagnone

Church of Santa Maria

Castle di Rocca Sigillina

Castle di Treschietto

Church of San Giovanni Battista

Church of Santa Maria Assunta

Museum Diocesano di Art Sacra di Pontremoli · Pontremoli

Mam - Museum Archivio della Memoria · Bagnone

Mam - Museum Archivio della Memoria · Bagnone

Source · www.ministeroturismo.gov.it

2Bagnone — Fivizzano29.1 km · D+ 780 m · D− 770 m

Elevation gain and loss estimated from the official GPX heights, sampled about every 100 m.

Mam - Museum Archivio della Memoria

Castle di Bagnone

Church of Santa Maria

Museum della Stampa Jacopo da Fivizzano

Raccolta d'Art Sacra dell'Ex Convento degli Agostiniani

Fortezza della Verrucola

Chiesa dei Santi Jacopo e Antonio

Castle di Pontebosio

Castle di Monti

Castle del Piano

Oratorio di San Niccolò

Mam - Museum Archivio della Memoria · Bagnone

Mam - Museum Archivio della Memoria · Bagnone

Museum della Stampa Jacopo da Fivizzano · Fivizzano

Raccolta d'Art Sacra dell'Ex Convento degli Agostiniani · Fivizzano

Source · www.ministeroturismo.gov.it

3Fivizzano — Argegna17.7 km · D+ 1060 m · D− 460 m

Elevation gain and loss estimated from the official GPX heights, sampled about every 100 m.

Museum della Stampa Jacopo da Fivizzano

Raccolta d'Art Sacra dell'Ex Convento degli Agostiniani

Fortezza della Verrucola

Chiesa dei Santi Jacopo e Antonio

Spedale di Tea

Castle di Monte Chiaro

Pieve di San Pietro a Offiano

San Felice

Museum della Stampa Jacopo da Fivizzano · Fivizzano

Raccolta d'Art Sacra dell'Ex Convento degli Agostiniani · Fivizzano

San Felice · Turlago

Source · www.ministeroturismo.gov.it

4Argegna — Castelnuovo di Garfagnana24.5 km · D+ 380 m · D− 970 m

Elevation gain and loss estimated from the official GPX heights, sampled about every 100 m.

Museum Archeologico del Territorio della Garfagnana

Rocca Ariostesca

Fortezza di Mont'Alfonso

Museum Italian dell'Immaginario Folklorico

Fortezza di Castelvecchio

Fortezza delle Verrucole

Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate

Museum Archeologico del Territorio della Garfagnana · Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

Fortezza di Mont'Alfonso · Website reported by the source

Museum Italian dell'Immaginario Folklorico · Via Ducale 4 55035 Piazza al Serchio · Opening times reported by the source: Tu 09:00-13:00; We-Su 15:00-19:00 · Website reported by the source

Source · www.ministeroturismo.gov.it

5Castelnuovo di Garfagnana — Barga14.3 km · D+ 470 m · D− 440 m

Elevation gain and loss estimated from the official GPX heights, sampled about every 100 m.

Museum Archeologico del Territorio della Garfagnana

Rocca Ariostesca

Fortezza di Mont'Alfonso

Museum Civico del Territorio Antonio Mordini

Chiesa di San Rocco

Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso

Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata

Santi Stefano e Lorenzo

Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo

Sant'Antonio

Santa Maria

Museum Archeologico del Territorio della Garfagnana · Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

Fortezza di Mont'Alfonso · Website reported by the source

Museum Civico del Territorio Antonio Mordini · Barga · Contact reported by the source: +390583724791 · Website reported by the source

Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo · Website reported by the source

Source · www.ministeroturismo.gov.it

6Barga — Borgo a Mozzano17.7 km · D+ 360 m · D− 600 m

Elevation gain and loss estimated from the official GPX heights, sampled about every 100 m.

Museum Civico del Territorio Antonio Mordini

Chiesa di San Rocco

Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso

Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata

Museum della Memoria e Museum Archeologico di Borgo a Mozzano

Chiesa di San Jacopo

Santissimo Crocifisso

Rocca di Mozzano

Oratorio di Sant'Antonio Abate

Oratorio della Madonna della Neve

Chiesetta degli Alpini

Museum Civico del Territorio Antonio Mordini · Barga · Contact reported by the source: +390583724791 · Website reported by the source

Museum della Memoria e Museum Archeologico di Borgo a Mozzano · Via Roma 31 55023 Borgo a Mozzano · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:00; Th-Fr 14:00-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 82041

Source · www.ministeroturismo.gov.it

7Borgo a Mozzano — Lucca30.7 km · D+ 670 m · D− 760 m

Elevation gain and loss estimated from the official GPX heights, sampled about every 100 m.

Museum della Memoria e Museum Archeologico di Borgo a Mozzano

Chiesa di San Jacopo

Chiesa di San Rocco

Santissimo Crocifisso

Museum-casa natale di Giacomo Puccini

Museum Paolo Cresci per la storia dell’emigrazione italiana

Domus Romana Lucca

MUR - Museum del Risorgimento

Community Casa Natale San Giovanni Leonardi

Museum della Cattedrale di Lucca

Gabinetto di Storia Naturale del Liceo Machiavelli

Museum Storico della Tortura

Museum della Memoria e Museum Archeologico di Borgo a Mozzano · Via Roma 31 55023 Borgo a Mozzano · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:00; Th-Fr 14:00-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 82041

Museum-casa natale di Giacomo Puccini · Corte San Lorenzo 9 55100 Lucca · Website reported by the source

Museum Paolo Cresci per la storia dell’emigrazione italiana · Opening times reported by the source: May-Oct Tu-Su 10:00-12:30,15:00-18:30; Nov-Apr Tu-Su 09:30-12:30,15:00-18:30 · Website reported by the source

Domus Romana Lucca · Via C. Battisti 15 55100 Lucca · Opening times reported by the source: 09:00-13:00, 15:00-19:00 · Website reported by the source

MUR - Museum del Risorgimento · Lucca

Museum della Cattedrale di Lucca · Opening times reported by the source: 10:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 490530 · Website reported by the source

Gabinetto di Storia Naturale del Liceo Machiavelli · Lucca · Contact reported by the source: +39 0583 496471 · Website reported by the source

Museum Storico della Tortura · Via Fillungo 209 55100 Lucca · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 10:30-19:30 · Website reported by the source

Source · www.ministeroturismo.gov.it

Coverage and sources

Available stages may include branches: they do not necessarily constitute a single sequence. Credential, water, accommodations and local services must be confirmed with the manager.

Source · www.ministeroturismo.gov.it

Source · www.viadelvoltosanto.info

Source · www.viadelvoltosanto.info

Source · www.viadelvoltosanto.info

Luggage and practical services

Pilgrim credential

The credential records your stamps and journey. It does not reserve a bed or guarantee free accommodation. Check the current rules with the route operator or the Pilgrim Office before departure.

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