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Serravalle Pistoiese

The medieval village is on the north-west side of  Montalbano hills, between the Nievole and Ombrone valleys, areas of influence respectively of Lucca and Pistoia. …

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Tower of Barbarossa

The tower, with a quadrangular section, was built in 1140 by will of the Consuls of Pistoia. It represents the only surviving element of the …

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Palace of Podestà

The building is in the square of the church of Saint Stephen. It was built in the first half of the 16th century, when Serravalle …

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Oratory of Virgin of the Assumption's Brotherhood

The oratory is a masterpiece realized at the end of the XIV century. The local people named it ‘House of pictures’, because of the remains …

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New Fortress or Fortress of “Castruccio”

The New Fortress was built at the western end of the medieval village towards Valdinievole; its wedge shape is due to the morphology of the …

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