Castello di Romena
Loc. Romena, 12/A - Tel. 335/1220930
The castle was built around the year 1000 by the Conti Guidi. Of the numerous original towers only three are today visible. A visit to the small archeological museum and a
collection of arms, is worthwhile.
Monastero Camaldolese di San Giovanni Evangelista
Piazza Jacopo Landino, 20 - Tel. 0575/583767.
The Monastery Camaldolesi di San Giovanni Evangelista. The monastic complex was built in the XII cent, by the Conti Guidi family. Only the church can be visited and it contains a beautiful “Incoronazione della Vergine e santi” by Giovanni Bizzelli (XVII cent).
E-mail: camaldolesipratovecchio@interfree.it
Monastero delle
Monache Domenicane di Santa Maria della Neve
Piazza Landino, 26 - Tel. 0575/583774.
The Monastery delle Monache di Santa Maria della Neve. The Monastery was founded in the XVI cent. Of the entire complex, it is possible to visit only the church which contains XVIII cent. decorations.
Website: www.casentino.net/monasterodomenicane
E-mail: domenicane@lina.it
Pieve di San Pietro
Loc. Romena, 1 - Tel. e Fax 0575/582060, Partial access for the
disabled
The church, one of the most interesting in Casentino, was built towards the second half of the XII cent.. The interior, with a basilica form, is divided by three aisles and columns with capitals sculpted with leaves and human faces.
Propositura del SS. Nome di Gesù
Via Giuseppe Verdi, 2 - Tel. e Fax 0575/583780, Access for disabled
The Propositura del SS Nome di Gesù. The church is in the middle of Piazza Landino next to the old Cassero and the
Palazzo del Podestà. Amongst the works which decorate it, is a wooden crucifix from the XV cent. and a “Madonna con Bambino” by Maestro di Varlunga. (XIII cent). |
