This imposive glazed terracotta tabernacle was done by Giovanni della Robbia in 1522. In the centre of the monumental composition stands the Madonna with Child, Young Saint John and four saints, above...
In times past the village of Palazzuolo sul Senio belonged to the powerful Ubaldini family, who sold it to Florence for a large fee in 1362. There are no outer walls: the village grew up around the...
The convent of Lecceto is located in Malmantile, a hamlet of Lastra a Signa and it was born as a hermitage, founded in 1473 by the Dominican friar Domenico Guerrucci, and generously funded by the...
Traveling along the Vecchia Pisana road, past the castle of Malmantile lies the church of San Pietro in Selva, whose place name refers to the surrounding area that switches between cultivated areas...
The Porto di Mezzo church, located along the main road, is of relatively recent origin, born out of a small oratory, created for the devotion of the faithful. The chronicles report that as early as...
Coming down from San Romolo towards the Val di Pesa, right before Ginestra, you find the church of San Martino a Carcheri. The parish already existed in 1272, but the present church dates back to 1834...
The church of Santo Stefano lies on a hill that overlooks the route of the Vecchia Pisana road. The oldest mention of its existence dates back to 1224. The parish church is preceded by a large porch...
In the old town of Lastra a Signa, near the Palazzo del Podestà stands the tabernacle of the same name: this small chapel was frescoed at the end of the 16th century by an unknown Florentine painter...
The Santa Maria a Castagnolo church is located in a secluded position as compared with the old town of Lastra a Signa, along the road leading to Sant’Ilario and San Romolo. Originally it stood near...
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...
