Points of interest

The church of Sant'Ilario a Settimo has a very ancient origin, the first documents about it date back to 1196, and is located on a hillock a short distance from the via Pisana road. The current...

The church of Santa Maria a Lamole is located a short distance from the hamlet of Brucianesi, in the municipality of Lastra a Signa. The first documents about it date back to the 13th century, but...

From the church of San Romolo a Settimo, that rises up on the highest elevation of the Lastra a Signa area, you can enjoy a sweeping view from the Apennines to Florence, down to the Sienese hills. It...

Built near a quarry in 1692, later enlarged with the side chapels and the portico, it leaves visible the rock from which the source flows, whose waters are thought to have miraculous properties. With...

The Saint Brigid Church features a simple two-sloping facade with a single gate and a window on top. The church rises, according to tradition, on the cave where Saint Brigid retired to hermitage...

The Monterifrassine wind mill rises on a ridge that is the intersection of several hills. Built in the first half of the 19th century, it was rebuilt in 2000 and brought back to function thanks to the...

The Spedale was born in a place of transit such as Lastra a Signa, serving as hospitality for pilgrims and wayfarers, walking along the Via Pisana. It was built between 1416 and 1421 by the Consoli...

Along the south-west section of the old defensive wall of Lastra a Signa, stands the Portone di Baccio, the defensive structure and town gate along the road running from north to south inside the...

In the centre of Lastra a Signa, near the tabernacle of the same name, on via dell'Arione, stands the Palazzo del Podestà, ancient seat of the political power of Lastra. On the facade of the two...

It is said that the villa was used as a stopping-off place for Bishops on their way from Florence to Fiesole, hence the name, which translates literally as "bishops' rest". In 1926 the villa became...