Montaione
Montaione | |
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Comune di Montaione | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 50050 |
Dialing code | 0571 |
Patron saint | Holy Crucifix |
Saint day | May 3 |
Website | Official website |
Montaione is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Florence. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
History
The da Filicaja for the invasion of Pisa by the Florentine army in 1509.
Main sights
- The church of San Regolo houses the Madonna del Buonconsiglio by Guido da Graziano (late 13th century)
- Church and convent of San Vivaldo. The church has works attributed to Giovanni della Robbia, Benedetto Buglioni, Raffaellino del Garbo and Andrea Sansovino
- Castles include those of:
- Iano
- Camporena, destroyed by the Florentines in 1329.
- Vignale
- Collegalli, now a patrician villa
- Figline, known from the 12th century. It is owned by the Filicaja family.
- Pozzolo, known from the 11th century. It contains murals by Giuseppe Bezzuoli and Augustus Wallis.
- Barbialla, owned in the Middle Aged by the della Gherardesca families, then by the bishops of Volterra, the commune of San Miniato, the Republic of Florence and the Republic of Pisa.
- Castelfafi, allegedly founded by the Lombards in the 8th century. It was a possession of the della Gherardesca and then of the bishops of Volterra. Later it was acquired by the Caetani. In 1554 it was sacked by the troops of Piero Strozzi.
- Tonda
- Sughera
- Scopeto
- Santo Stefano
Nature
The Italian Horse Protection Association (IHP) has its main base in Montaione's frazione of Filicaja.[4]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat
- ^ "Toscana" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Where we are - IHP internet site
External links
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