Casciana Terme Lari | Oratory of Madonna della Neve
The oratory, also known as Madonna di Vaicella, is at the entrance to Lari. It was built on the junction…
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Casciana Terme Lari | Oratory Madonna del Carme
The Oratory of the Madonna del Carmine stands just outside Lari, along the road to Casciana Terme. Initially dedicated to…
Casciana Terme Lari | Lavaiano
Lavaiano is a hamlet between Lari and Ponsacco. It was once divided into two hamlets, Lavajano vecchio and nuova, which…
Casciana Terme Lari | Collemontanino
The former castle of Collemontanino, of which only a few remains today, such as the large rectangular watchtower and ruins…
Casciana Terme Lari | Cevoli
The village of Cevoli was for a long time the property of the Bishops of Lucca, although it is likely…
Casciana Terme | S.Ermo, Sanctuary Madonna Monti
Sant’Ermo is a cozy hamlet near Casciana Terme. It appears to have origins dating back to the 11th century, although…
Casciana Terme | Parlascio, Church Quirico e Giuditta
The hamlet of Parlascio, is said to have been founded by Matilda of Canossa, the same as the legend of…
Casciana Terme | Churches of Assunta and S. Martino
The existence of a church dedicated to St Mary is already mentioned in documents from the year 840, regarding a…
Casciana Terme | Casciana Alta, Madonna della Cava
Casciana Alta was once an important castle called Sessana, of which there were two parts: the one around the fortress…
Capannoli, Sanctuary of the SS Annunziata
Just outside the village of Capannoli, this Sanctuary is an interesting architectural complex dating back to the 15th century. The…
Calci | Galgalandi Mill
The Gangalandi mill in Calci is in the private Gangalandi street, near the footbridge crossing the Zambra stream, on the…
Buti | Panicale and La Croce hamlets
Along the streams on Monte Pisano are villages with old oil mills, buildings designed to extract oil from olives through…