Comune in Toscana, Italy
Montaione
Comune di Montaione
Church of San Regolo.
Coat of arms
Location of Montaione in Italy
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43°33′12″N 10°54′42″E / 43.55333°N 10.91167°E / 43.55333; 10.91167 Country
Italy
Region
Toscana
Metropolitan city
Florence (FI)
Frazioni Barbialla, Casetta, Castelfalfi, Collegalli, Filicaja, Alberi, Iano, Sughera, Mura, Olmo, Palagio, Piaggia, Santo Stefano, San Vivaldo, Tonda, Vignale • Mayor Paolo Pomponi • Total 104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi) Elevation
342 m (1,122 ft) • Total 3,640 • Density 35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Demonym Montaionesi
Time zone
UTC+1 (
CET ) • Summer (
DST )
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").
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History
The
frazione of Filicaja was the starting point of Antonio
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
Cadolingians and 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.
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References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Montaione .