Nugola, Vicarello,
Guasticce,
Castell'Anselmo, Stagno,
Parrana San Giusto,
Parrana San Martino and
Colognole are typical
Tuscan villages where
reminders of the past live
on and the environment is
still unspoilt. Set in the
countryside or crowning
hilltops, but always
surrounded by greenery,
the villages around
Collesalvetti are full of
pleasant surprises.
Fascinating natural
itineraries lead to ancient
abbeys, churches, springs
and old mills. Near the
village of Parrana lies the
Sambuca, a church and
hermitage dating back to
1200s.
Built by Augustinian monks
and enlarged by Jesuits, it
was once a haven for
hermits, wayfarers and
pilgrims and is a site of
great interest and
fascination. It can be
reached by a footpath
through a green valley.
The Colognole Aqueduct,
built between 1700 and
1800, is of considerable
architectural interest. For
20 km it crosses a
beautiful part of the area,
providing a fascinating
historical and natural
itinerary through woods
and Mediterranean scrub
where streams and torrents
flow through arches and
cisterns.
The village church at
Colognole houses a
seventeenth-century organ
of great artistic value.
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