Bagnone is a small town in upper Lunigiana, nestled among the streams and peaks of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. Inhabited since prehistoric times as evidenced by the discovery of a stele statue in Treschietto, the village still retains its medieval appearance. First named in a document of the year 963, Bagnone owes its name to the stream that flowed not far from the castle, the original core of the town that played a control function due to the presence downstream of a stretch of the Via Francigena. The town then became a vicariate seat under the rule of Florence in the 15th century and also developed along the stream, with a market town originally called Gutula.