Pontremoli is a region in the Northern part of Italy that is a distance from Lucca, 97km to be exact. This was a region that Castruccio conquered and considering the distance it demonstrates the power of Castruccio's army.
Pontremoli is a small city with Latin Catholic desent. The Pontremoli of the Middle Ages is documented by the end of the tenth century by Sigerico, who stopped on the itinerary of the Via Francigena. The village was defended by three forts: the castle of Piagnaro at the top of the ancient quarter of the same name; the Cortina di Cacciaguerra, the wall between the Guelphs and Ghibellines from which the great central tower was reused as a bell tower; the Fortress of Castelnuovo, on the left bank of the river Magra, positioned to defend the port of the ancient wooden bridge that perhaps gave its name to the village (pons tremulus). Pontremoli still retains some medieval bridges.
