San Cassiano is made up of several hamlets. I decided to explore one of the upper villages, Cappella. Look for the sign on the left as you come towards San Cassiano from La Villa.
Cappella is a pretty collection of well kept houses under the looming, mist covered mountain behind it. Of course it is not always covered in mist, but on a chilly winter day it looks a bit spooky with its cloudy cover.
It is possible to drive up into the village, but I chose to leave my car at the bottom and walk up. Come with me and see Cappella.
I found a couple of lovely green doors for my collection as well as the little one above.
I think this must be the old communal water supply and washing area.
I love the old stone walls.
Some cachi were left behind on the trees.
I found an excellent renovator’s delight. It just needs a new roof and a little bit of work on the interior.
There is always a cat or 2.
And some interesting garden decoration.
The views are always wonderful from the mountain villages.
I want to come back to see the village in spring, when all the trees are green.
I spotted a sign for the next hamlet…another day.
Bella Bagni di Lucca 
Cracking pictures of Capella. The walks around San Cassiano are great. We went on a walk last summer and saw the ruined remains of the old San Cassiano, which apparently was destroyed in an earthquake (a bit topical!). For a long time after the ‘old’ village was ruined the locals were rescuing artefacts for re-use in the ‘new’ Capella and San Cassiano- that must have been a real hardship – no mechanical diggers or automation of any kind, just hard graft. Capella is a lovely place, all the little villages that make up the Controneria are, so thank you very much for this post Debra. P.S. – what was the temperature like? Last February we recorded minus 15c outside the church in San Cassiano.
It is cold, but not too bad…about 8 degrees.
Thank you, Debra. Lovely photos. We have been to the Controneria; however, we have never ventured into these little towns. We shall do it next time.
Each one is different and has soemthing lovely to see.
It would be fun to return not only when there are leaves but sunshine as well. Thanks for the walk about.
I will be back when spring arrives.
I love the low winter sky Deb. Spring will be upon you soon but I know you must be loving getting all rugged up and exploring again….
I do love the winter, but spring is wonderful here.