The tower, the castle and the parish churches of Rignano sull'Arno

A ring route which, starting from the village centre, touches the main attractions of the Rignano sull'Arno area.

From the Rignano bridge, ancient crossing on the Arno river, leaving the built-up area and heading north, you find the old San Leolino parish church, dating back to the 11th century and located at the foot of a hill.

Above the parish church lie the ruins of the San Leolino castle, the "Castelluccio", today an archaeological site which has brought to light the traces of the 11th century settlement.

The route continues through the vineyards until it reaches the village of Bombone, where the painter and poet Ardengo Soffici was born and then it proceeds, touching the Santa Maria a Novoli church, towards the panoramic plateau where the San Pietro in Perticaia church stands, also dating back to the 11th century.

The route ends with a stop at the San Cristoforo in Perticaia parish church, with beautiful views over the Valdarno area, and then reaches its final leg: the ancient 12th century Torre all'Isola, thus going back to the starting point.