Montepiano
Welcome to Montepiano!
Hello everyone! Today I will be talking about Montepiano, a beautiful village in the municipality of Vernio located in the region of Tuscany.
Description of the village
Montepiano is situated on an Apennine pass at 700 meters above sea level and is one of the lowest passes in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The village takes its name from the flat valley formed by the Setta stream and developed around the 11th century with the birth of the Abbey of Santa Maria. The eighteenth-century village is located along the modern state road. Montepiano had a tourist development as a climatic resort since the late 1800s and some old villas and hotels still testify to this past. Today Montepiano is mainly a destination for those who own a second home or summer visitors.
In the village there are two churches, the Abbey of Santa Maria and the modern Church of Santa Maria. Lake Fiorenzo, located near the village, is artificial and is often used for fishing.
Near the village there are some small localities, part of Montepiano, such as Risubbiani, La Storaia, Castagnaccio and Mulinaccio. Furthermore, nearby are two historic villas, Villa Sperling and Villa Principessa Strozzi.
Image gallery
Below are some images of Montepiano and its historical monuments.
<gallery widths="150"> File:Abbazia 18.jpg|Abbey of Santa Maria-Facade File:Abbazia 11.jpg|Abbey of Santa Maria-Interior fresco File:Montepiano-la badia 053.jpg|Church of Santa Maria File:Montepiano_3.jpg|Villa Sperling File:Montepiano-la_badia_051.jpg|Lake Fiorenzo </gallery>Bibliography
If you are interested in learning more about Montepiano and the Val di Bisenzio, I recommend reading the Guide to the Val di Bisenzio: Montepiano Apennine by Emilio Bertini, published in 1992.
Other projects
For more information about Montepiano and the tourist activities in the area, visit the website of Pro Loco Montepiano, available at the following link: [http://www.prolocomontepiano.com].
Thank you for reading this brief summary about Montepiano. I hope you can soon visit this beautiful Tuscan village and discover all its beauties!
