Category: History, Art and Culture

Of Early Christian Foundation and placed along an ancient Roman route,the Church of San Pietro a Presciano is first documented in 1021, and was part of the possessions of the Abbey of Agnano. The current...

Situated at an altitude of 450 metres above sea level, The Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Altaserra is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Arezzo, with certainty is an early Christian Church, perhaps...

Montegonzi whose name has Lombard origins, it was a fief of the counts Guidi as confirmed by the Imperial diplomas of Arrigo VI of 1191 and Frederick II, 1248. In the middle of the...

The church had been enriched in the 13th century, with the additiond of a small cloister,then was converted and enlarged to a Latin cross in 1643. Inside are the frescoes from the porch outside with “Storie...

The foundation of the church of San Pietro a Pitana church is perhaps before the year 1000 and the Bell Tower already exists in 1028. In the 16th century was built the porch while the...

 The Church of San Lorenzo, the most important religious building in Montevarchi, at the beginning was  not exactly a church, but a chapel on the hill of Centanno; the current church  was in fact...

The Castle of the Counts Guidi, feudal lords who for centuries dominated the Apennine ridges and also along the valley floor between Casentino, Valdarno and Romagna, is currently an important archaeological site. The site,...

The hill of Civitella has always had strategic value to control the passes that put Siena in communication with Arezzo. The hill has been inhabited since Etruscan and Roman age, as shown by some archaeological finds....

Pogi is an attractive village with a long history behind it, of which the Roman bridge is the largest and most impressive witness. The bridge is closed to traffic, it is accessible only on foot...

Entirely private, the 11th century medieval hamlet of Sogna consists of 12 unique homes with a swimming pool, sauna and tennis court. Perched 400 meters high on the top of a hillside sits this...