It is on a height to the north-east of the city and was built in 1322 by Castruccio Castracani , the condottiere of Lucca. It has deep moats and massive curtain walls and is a curious example of military architecture. From the keep there is a magnif..

The cathedral of Sarzana has a magnificent retable in finely sculpted marble from 1432 by Riccomani. In the chapel to the left of the chancel there is an arresting crucifix , a masterpiece of Romanesque painting, Guglielmo of Lucca in 1138. Finall..