Casa di paese in Località Buzzò, Albareto,

The cluster is in the Ligurian-Emilian Apennines, in upper Val di Taro close to the pass country on the border with Liguria and Tuscany. The Taro river valley is the main landscape feature here, with wooded ridges, chestnut country and scattered hamlets. The Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano lies nearby to the east, and this part of the province is also close to the Cento Laghi mountain area, though not inside it. The nearest town of some size is Borgo Val di Taro, which provides the main services for the upper valley and is known for the porcino mushroom. Borgotaro and Compiano are the best-known historic centres in this part of the valley, with Compiano listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The area is generally known for woodland, mushrooms and mountain food traditions.