 Bucine
This little town was strategically important in the Middle Ages as a castle guarding the Val d’Ambra. At a short distance stands the Romanesque Pieve di Galatrona with a font attributed to Luca della Robbia.
A fine work of art is the Badia di San Pietro at Ruoti, one of the most important Camaldolese abbeys in the province of Arezzo.
Several are the medieval castles among which the castle of Cennina is characterized by stones and bricks and by a castelry architecture. In summer its court-yard hosts concerts and music events.
Height: m. 207
Post-code: 52021
Km from: Arezzo 30, Siena 35, Firenze 61
Population: 8746
Telephone code: 055
Useful Information
Public transport: from Arezzo FS train or coach.
How to get there: Autostrada A1 exit Arezzo, then SS.69; Autostrada A1 exit Valdarno
Information: Tourist Information Office, San Giovanni Valdarno 055/943748 Fax 055 9121123
E-mail: mail prolocosgv@val.it
Points of interest
Once at Ambra, then in the whole area of Bucine there is the traditional production of heather brooms which can be flat,
round and hare-paw shaped, the latter are for road cleaning.
Weekly market
Weekly market: Wednesday morning.
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