Category: History, Art and Culture

The first mention of the castle of Fegghine (today Figline) date back to 1000 a.d. This castle lay on a hill, in the area of the current San Romolo; the inhabitants went down several times in the...

The Abbey of San Cassiano at Montescalari or Badia Montescalari lies on the Chianti mountains at about 700 m. above the sea level in the village of Ponte agli Stolli in the municipality of Figline and Incisa Valdarno near...

The Church of Sant ‘ Andrea a Ripalta is located in the municipality of Figline and Incisa Valdarno. The building, already mentioned in the 11th century and restored in the 13th century was extensively remodelled in...

The  Church of Santa Maria was built between 1252 and 1257, the year of his consecration. The place chosen for the erection of the new church was that of a former place of worship...

He was the first Benedictine monastery in the Casentino, founded in Ottonian age between 950 and 961 by two germans hermits Peter and Jesse. Now is in a state of decline,in fact, at the end of the 17th...

Despite a recent renovation, the Tower shows evident traces of medieval masonry arches and Corbels in the Summit area and consists of small and medium-sized stones arranged in regular rows. geographic coordinates    ...

The medieval tower at the center of the villa which gives it its name, is the oldest part of the building, dating back to medieval times. The villa, among the largest in the Florence...

The church retains its original Romanesque structure with a simple rectangular room locked from the apse; the small complex includes also a rectory and the remains of a small Renaissance cloister. The Church, restored during the...

The monastery was founded in the year 780, it is divided into three naves by columns quadrilaterals, the presbytery is raised to accommodate the crypt and the altar is decorated with green and white marble...

The Ponte mediceo di Rignano connects the left bank of the River Arno, where there is the village of Rignano sull’arno, right where is located the village of San Clemente, and iss used for...