San Casciano in Val Di Pesa- Italy

by Jennie Breeze

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San Casciano in Val Di Pesa- Italy

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Jennie Breeze

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Photograph - Original Img_0596

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San Casciano in Val di Pesa is a quiet Tuscan country village, sitting on the top of a hill, surrounded by the green of Chianti's landscape, a few kilometres south of Florence, Italy. San Casciano in Val di Pesa is also a comune (municipality) that is part of the Province of Florence and it is also part of Chianti, an agricultural area in Tuscany famous for its wines, extra virgin olive oil, genuine and organic food, culture and landscapes.
San Casciano Val di Pesa is situated to the south of Florence near the valley of the river Pesa, Tuscany, surrounded by the neighbouring Communes of Scandicci and Impruneta (to the north), Greve in Chianti (to the east), Tavarnelle Val di Pesa (to the south) and Montespertoli (to the west). In the past it was called "San Casciano a Decimo" because it stood on the tenth milestone of the Roman road from Florence. It became important under Florentine rule, and in fact it was granted its first construction by the Florentine Bishops in 1241. Later, in 1272, San Casciano was governed by the Florentine Republic. Enrico VII, on his trip down the Italian peninsula, spent a few days in San Casciano in December 1312. In 1326 Castruccio Castracani fired the town. Later, 1343, Gualtieri di Brienne, Duke of Athens and Lord of Florence, began to fortify it. The Florentines considered San Casciano, like Empoli and many other Tuscan towns, to be a strategic point of defense.

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September 27th, 2013

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