This suggestive fraction of the municipality of Pescia, known for having given the writer Carlo Lorenzini the pseudonym Collodi, extends along a steep hill making the village appear like a waterfall of houses. Long fought over by the cities of Florence and Lucca, it became dominion of this latter in the 15th century. Of interest is the baroque Villa Garzoni with its splendid garden, plays of water and suggestive statues, an example of late Italian garden style. But it is the famous book Pinocchio, translated into more than 220 languages, that gives the town of Collodi its principal notoriety. To celebrate such fame there is Pinocchio Park which was begun in 1951 with collaboration from contemporary artists: it is a true open-air exhibition with statues, sculpture groups and mosaics inspired by the adventures of the wooden marionette. Frequent exhibitions for children are held at the park as well as celebration of Pinocchio’s birthday in May. From Collodi it is possible to take the Via della Fiaba which stretches along a fascinating panorama of the Pistoia countryside and leads to the centre of Pescia.