Semifonte, from Summo Fons, is a place in the heart of the Valdelsa, crossroads of the main trade routes of the Middle Ages. It was then, in the mid 12th century, when Federico Barbarossa came to...
The city wall of the ancient village is still visible in the old town of Lastra a Signa. The hamlets of Lastra and Malmantile, conveniently located at the intersection of several trade routes, both...
The medieval castle of Malmantile, a hamlet of Lastra a Signa, nestled on a wonderful hillside, stands as a quite unique monument, that has retained the whole perimeter of the city wall. The castle...
Located at 565 metres above sea level, the Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie al Sasso represents the main architectural complex of the Santa Brigida Protected Natural Area and one of the most...
The first mention of the Pieve di San Giovanni Battista a Remole, located in the heart of the village of Sieci, dates back to the year 935. Between the 12th and 13th century, in the place of the old...
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...
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...
Among the green mountains of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, isolated on a ridge, lies the Gamogna Hermitage, founded in 1053 by Saint Pier Damiani. The hermitage was dedicated to Saint Barnaba and...
The church of San Michele a Volognano preserves a very lovely Madonna and Child that is attributed to Lorenzo di Bicci, of the end of the 14th century and formerly part of a triptych that was...
The origin of the Medici bridge, which connects the historic village of Pontassieve with the hamlet of San Francesco di Pelago, dates back to the half of the XVI century, when Cosimo I de’ Medici...
