The Setteponti route- The ancient Cassia Vetus from Fiesole to Arezzo

The Parish Church of San Pietro a Pitiana (Donnini), in Romanesque style with a 16th-century portico, houses paintings by Ridolfo Del Ghirlandaio (16th century) and offers a wonderful panoramic view over the valley. 

The church can be visited by appointment.

La chiesa di Sant’Agata ad Arfoli, voluta secondo la tradizione da Matilde di Canossa, domina il panorama sulla valle.

Al suo interno custodisce numerose opere come la lastra tombale della famiglia Ardimanni datata 1126 e un frammento di ambone del VIII secolo.

 

Piazza Potente, with its beautiful 16th-century loggias, is located in the historical centre of Reggello. 

This is where 'Rigellus' was built, near the Resco torrent where three streets met: the Cassia and two trails from the via Casentinese, creating a road junction and a passing place that soon became the setting for a regular market, that led to the development of the town. In the 16th century, there was a hospital dedicated to San Lorenzo in the square and nearby there was an industrial area with mills, tanneries, and a blacksmith's shop (the current via dei Mulini and I Monechi).

Next to the Piazza is the Palazzo Comunale, whose loggia houses coats of arms once belonged to the podestà (i.e.high-ranking magistrates), and the church of San Jacopo, built in the late 16th century and transformed in the 18th century. Inside, 17th-century artworks and an 18th-century pipe organ.

La Pieve di San Pietro a Cascia (Reggello) si affaccia sulla pittoresca piazza lungo quella che era la via consolare Cassia Vetus. 

L’aspetto odierno in stile romanico risale alla fine del XII e l’inizio del XIII secolo, il portico esterno, invece, è un’aggiunta rinascimentale.

All’interno, le tre navate sono divise da pilastri e colonne, nei cui capitelli in stile corinzio sono scolpite figure di uomini e animali dai significati simbolici.

Nell’abside è collocato il crocifisso ligneo detto della Casellina (1330-40) e sulla parete sinistra una affresco staccato con l’Annunciazione di Mariotto di Cristofano (1422 circa).

The museum is housed in premises next to the Parish Church of San Pietro a Cascia, one of the masterpieces of Tuscan Romanesque architecture. The basilica, dating to the 11th century, has a nave and two side aisles separated by columns. One room in the museum is given over to exhibits about the San Giovenale Triptych, the first known work by Masaccio, which was painted in 1422 and is now in the museum. There are also paintings, furnishings, hangings, sculptures and liturgical objects in gold and silver. A series of documents and photos trace the history of the building.