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San Casciano Val di Pesa - vacation houses, apartments, rentals in San Casciano |
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San Casciano Val di Pesa - vacation houses, apartments, rentals in San Casciano |
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| San Casciano is situated to the south of Florence, surrounded by the neighbouring Communes of Scandicci and Impruneta (to the north), Greve in Chianti (to the east), Tavarnelle Val di Pesa (to the south) and Montespertoli (to the west). In the past it was called "San Casciano a Decimo" because it stood on the tenth milestone of the Roman road from Florence. It became important under Florentine rule, and in fact it was granted its first construction by the Florentine Bishops in 1241. Later, in 1272, San Casciano was governed by the Florentine Republic. Enrico VII, on his trip down the Italian peninsula, spent a few days in San Casciano in December 1312. In 1326 Castruccio Castracani fired the town. Later, 1343, Gualtieri di Brienne, Duke of Athens and Lord of Florence, began to fortify it. The Florentines considered San Casciano, like Empoli and many other Tuscan towns, to be a strategic point of defence. In 1335, they built a Cassero (castle) in San Casciano, and surrounded it with thick walls and towers. The Grand Duke Ferdinando II donated the Cassero to Giovanni Santi Lucardesi, known as "The Indian", and this later became a Benedictine convent. San Casciano possesses several buildings of artistic importance, among them the 1335 Church of the Misericordia, previously Santa Maria del Prato, in Gothic-Tuscan style. Inside the Chapel of La Collegiata you can see, on the right, a XIV century baptismal font and a lunette with a Madonna and Saints; at the third altar on the left is an "Annunciation" in the style of Ridolfo Ghirlandaio. The Church of San Francesco, of 1436 and altered in 1492, is also worth visiting. It contains a Madonna and Child with Saints, a painting by Biagio di Antonio of Florence. In the convent refectory there is a fresco showing the "Last Supper", attributed to Passignano. |
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Things to see in and near San CascianoSan
Casciano Museum
of Sacred Arts
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Castle Bibbione
A magnificent building by Santi di Tito of the end of the
16 C with a square plan dominated by two tall towers on the facade, built on a pre-existing
mediaeval nucleus. It has belonged to the Corsini family since 1427.
Visits during the exhibitions: Alla Corte del Vino, Chiantilife, Giardini in Fiera and Antiquariato a Villa Le
Corti.
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Villa le Corti
The villa originally belonged to the Borromeo family and passed along to the Capponi family during the 1700’s. It has a
15 C plan and the entrance is a stairway and large terrace. The main facade has three arches – today
bricked up, with one containing the entrance to the restaurant.
Visits Saturdays and Sundays
Hours 3:30 – 6:00 P.M.
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Villa Borromeo |
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Cited in 1057. The belvedere is located on the hill of Montefolchi. Two wings which form a courtyard on three sides have been added to the original rectangular building with
its tower.
Visits by appointment.
Villa Belvedere (Roncognano)
Storia di San Casciano in italiano
NZ advance through San Casciano 1944
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