Massimo Casprini tells us all the secrets of Bagno a Ripoli
They will be called “Racconti in breve” (Short Stories) and will be stories, anecdotes and trivia which will tell us about the Bagno a Ripoli...
The Rovezzano log path amongst porte foderaie (rafting doors) and old...
At the weir of Rovezzano there are two openings, one on the left and one on the right.
These are the rafting doors where fir...
Bianca, Francesco and that love story at the beginning of the...
In the historical procession of the Bagno a Ripoli Palio amongst nobles, halberds, musicians, archers, knights and ladies stands the figure of the Bianca...
The origins of brickwork: when every farm in Bagno a Ripoli...
One of the traditional skills of the Ripolese territory has been that of the kilnman. Some dozens of pottery kilns were scattered somewhat everywhere...
The “Montesone cross” amongst the myth of the Holy Land and...
On a rocky outcrop in the middle of the woods, facing a panorama of incomparable beauty over the countryside that slopes down to the...
The Fountain of the Pidocchio (Louse) and the army of Charles...
At the junction of the old Via Aretina with the new route (today Via Roma) opened in 1761, where the climb to the Hospital...
The castles of Villamagna and medieval telegraphy
In ancient times, the hills overlooking the Arno Valley on the left bank of its course were crowned with castles and towers.
They formed a...
The “ecological niche” of Fonte Santa: the story of a unique...
In the area of Fonte Santa you can breathe a healthy and aromatic air and the climate is so mild and temperate that it...
Odoardo Beccari and those African plants at the Bisarno Castle
In Pian di Ripoli, in the middle of a forest of modern buildings, appears an impromptu building with Guelph battlements. This is the Castle...
The Oratorio di Santa Caterina, a treasure trove of rare beauty
Lost in the pleasant countryside between Ponte a Ema and Bagno a Ripoli, on the right bank of the Rimezzano gully, is the Oratorio...
