Palaia| Romanesque Church of Sant’Andrea
Tradition has it that the church of 1201 was built on a pre-existing temple dedicated to the god Saturn. This…
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Montopoli in Valdarno | Villa Varramista
The villa, on the outskirts of Montopoli, is an aristocratic building with a quadrangular plan and a tripartite loggia on…
Montopoli Valdarno, San Romano | Sanctuary
The present Sanctuary was built on the site of the ancient church of Santa Maria a Valiana, where an image…
Palaia, Montefoscoli | Museum of Agriculture
The Museum is set up in a medieval house later converted into a farm, in the heart of the cozy…
Montopoli in Valdarno, Marti | Archeo sites
The Antiquarium of Marti is part of Montopoli Museum System. Between Etruscan, Medieval and Modern Art It collects the Etruscan, Medieval…
Lajatico | The Theatre of Silence
The Theatre of Silence in Lajatico is a unique place in the world, where nature and the Tuscan hills are…
Lajatico | The Fortress of Pietracassia
The Fortress of Pietracassia represents a formidable example of early medieval architecture, among the first Lombard fortifications built in Tuscany…
Pisa | Church of San Nicola
The church of S. Nicola, documented in 1097 as a dependency of the Monastery of S. Michele della Verruca (now…
Pisa | Church of San Michele degli Scalzi
There are records of a Church dedicated to S. Michele from the year 1025, but it was rebuilt with the…
Pisa | Church of San Michele in Borgo
The church, one of the oldest in Pisa and built on a pre-existing temple dedicated to Mars, is mentioned for…
Pisa | Miracles Square – Leaning Tower
On the 9th of August 1173 the foundation works of what was the bell tower of the Cathedral began, but…
San Lorenzo Feast and “Palio” | Guardistallo
09/08/2026 – 10/08/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Procession through the village streets with the sacred images of St Lorenzo (patron saint) and St Agatha on the evening of 9 August. The day after the feast of the patron saint with the night-time performance of the Palio di San Lorenzo or Palio dell’acqua in Carretta at 21.00 in Piazza della Chiesa in Guardistallo. […]