Parish churches and places of worship in Montespertoli
A history spanning over a thousand years
Just outside the Montespertoli you reach one of the oldest parish churches, San Piero in Mercato, and original cornerstone of Montespertoli, governed by a branch of the Alberti family. The current parish church of San Piero in Mercato hosts the charming Museum of Sacred Art. . If taking via Volterrana towards Castelfiorentino we meet the parish church of Coeli Aula, dating back to the 9th century, from which you can reach Botinaccio and the parish of Santa Maria della Pace referring to the “pax medicea” achieved by the Grand Duchy in the second half of the 16th century.
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Church of San Bartolomeo in Tresanti
At the center of the delightful village of Tresanti stands the church of San Bartolomeo, a simple and austere 17th century construction in the place where a previous building of worship was located
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Oratory of Santa Lucia
A walk of extreme interest is that up to the Tenuta Corfecciano-Urbana, which, in addition to including a visit to the cellars, is of particular interest for the beautiful Oratory that surmounts a dense hill of cypresses and flanks the villa.
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Parish church of San Piero in Mercato
The parish church, consecrated in 1057 and probably built before the year 1000, is one of the oldest in the whole Valdelsa and, together with the nearby village of Lucardo, constitutes the original nucleus of the city of Montespertoli.
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Parish church of Santa Maria a Coeli Aula
Located on the crest of the hills that separate the Virginio and Orme valleys, the Parish of Coeli Aula has very ancient origins since it is already mentioned in documents of the 9th and 10th century dealing with the alienation of farms located in its territory.
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