The discovery of Longobard burial sites going back to the high Middle Ages is evidence of the presence of that people in the territory of Collecchio, but even stronger at that time was the religious organisation\u00a0 confirmed by the presence of two important \u2018Pieve\u2019 or Parish Churches: the\u00a0<\/em>Church of St. Prosper of Collecchio<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>and the\u00a0<\/em>Pieve di Madregolo<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>were hospices (xenodochi) for pilgrims and served the route which led to Luni and Rome called the road of\u00a0\u201cMonte Bardone<\/i>\u201d and later the\u00a0Strada Romea or Via Franchigena<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div> Around Collecchio<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>To visit<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>