Castle of Montemignaio
The name Montemignaio is thought to derive from Monte Molinaro or Monte Vignaio: the most probable hypothesis is that it derives from the Latin Mons Miliarius. In fact, it is [&hel
Palagio Fiorentino – Stia
Palagio Fiorentino belonged to the Counts Guidi, like other castles in the area. Built around 1230 by Count Bandino, this castle gave rise to the branch of the Counts of […]
Castle of Count Cattani – Chiusi Della Verna
The Castle of Chiusi was built before the year 1000, and is mentioned in a privilege of Emperor Otto I in 967, but the date is uncertain. The document confirms […]
Ubertini Castle – Chitignano
The county of Chitignano was founded in the early Middle Ages, but there are records of buildings as early as the 10th century. At that time it was called Clotiniano […]
Castle of San Niccolò
The Castle of San Niccolò, or “Corte di Vado“, first mentioned in 1029, stands on a hill overlooking the valley of the Solano stream, which flows into the Arno, on [&h
Italian Centre for Fine Art Photography
Located in Bibbiena, the capital of the green Casentino, the Italian Centre of Fine Art Photography is housed in the town’s former prison, a nineteenth-century building of pa
Casentino Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Casentino ‘Piero Albertoni‘ is located in the stables of Palazzo Niccolini, in the historic centre of Bibbiena. It was moved here in 2010 a
Lake of Idols
The Lago degli Idoli is a small reservoir on Monte Falterona, not far from the source of the Arno River, located in Ciliegeta, at 1380 m a.s.l. Here, in 1838, […]
Pieve a Socana
The hamlet of Pieve a Socana is located in the municipality of Castel Focognano. Its main building, as its name suggests, is the Romanesque parish church of Sant’Antonio. We
Worked Stone
The stone of choice in the Casentino area is “pietra serena“, quartz crystals with clay cement that characterises the Tuscan landscape throughout the world. The village