Category: History, Art and Culture

Lucardo is probably the oldest settlement in the town of Montespertoli. The castle of Lucardo appears also mentioned in documents dating back to the 8th, 10th and 11th centuries. The oldest document is a...

The castle of Marcialla already existed in the 13th century: the city of Florence,that was controlling the castle, authorized in 1383 the construction of an Augustinian convent with an annexed church. From the fifteenth...

San Gimignano rises on a place inhabited by the Etruscans, certainly since at least the 3rd century BC. The Hill was chosen for strategic issues, being in dominant position (324 m a.s.l.). The first...

In Ponterotto, in the valley between the left shore of river Pesa and the hill’s slopes, were brought to light, a series of structures belonging to buildings of different chronology and function, abandoned for...

At the time of the discovery the tomb had already been plundered by unknown, but something had escaped the looting: some precious vases and 0bjects infact, were left there. Among the precious objects were...

The Observatory  has the biggest telescope in Tuscany and it’s  also used for meteorological, astronomical and geo-environment observations. The Observatory is mainly dedicated to learning and educational activities to primary and secondary schools as well...

In and around Baccaiano, in the Valley of the river Virge, lies the “Acqua Bolle source”: the term source is improper because, actually, it is a gaseous mofeta escaping in a small ditch, but the impression...

  Is one of the oldest churches in the territory of Greve. Consecrated in 1072, was located on the road linking the two vallumbrusian abbeys: Passignano and Montescalari. Today it is used as a...

The Church is first mentioned in the scrolls of Badia a Passignano already in the year 884, but the most important evidence of  this Church, is that was later confirmed to the Bishops of...

The Church can be dated to the early 12th century; the most interesting part is the lower section of the façade, this piece dates back to Roman times and it consists of two double...