Gragnola in the province of Massa Carrara stands in the base of the hills above the Apuan Alps, the confluence of the stream in the river Aulella Lucido. The origin of his name seems to have a connection with the trade in grain began during the Middle Ages. The date of launch of the village is still unclear, although some news you do not already have in X, when the country was still dominated then as now, the castle dell'Aquila. He had a big boost during 1400, came to power when the Malaspina, until the unification of Italy. The village in the past surrounded by walls of which there are currently only some of its tracks, along the perimeter around the country. While in the walls which is the corner of the river Aulella, there are some remains of an ancient tower.