Cantagallo, Tuscany
Comune in Tuscany, Italy
Location of Cantagallo
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44°1′N 11°5′E / 44.017°N 11.083°E / 44.017; 11.083
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Cantagallo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Florence and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Prato.
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Geography
Cantagallo borders the following municipalities: Barberino di Mugello, Camugnano, Montale, Montemurlo, Pistoia, Sambuca Pistoiese, Vaiano, and Vernio.
Frazioni
- Luicciana
- Cambiaticcio
- Carmignanello
- Castello Averardi
- Montagnana (Cantagallo)
- Cerbaia
- Codilupo
- Colle Bisenzio
- Fossato (Cantagallo)
- Gavigno
- Gricigliana
- Il Fabbro
- L'Acqua
- La Dogana Il Pucci
- La Villa (Cantagallo)
- Luicciana
- Migliana
- Pratale
- Trairio
- Usella
- Luogomano-Acquerino
Nature
- Reserve Luogomano-Acquerino
- Passo del Tabernacolo
- Pian della Rasa
Culture
Events in the municipality include:
- Old villages and ancient flavors in Luicciana (November)
- Mountain in feast in Cascina Spedalletto-reserve Luogomano-Acquerino (July)
- Feast of the chestnut in Migliana (October–December)
- Feast of the garlic bread in Gavigno (August)
- Feast of the boar in Gavigno (July)
- Feast of the potato in La Villa (September)
- Feast of the zonzella in Gavigno (June)
- Sant'Anna feast in Cantagallo (July)
- Tour of the cribs in Migliana (December–January)
Main sights
Churches
- San Biagio in Cantagallo
- San Lorenzo in Usella
- San Michele in Luicciana
- San Donato in L'Acqua
- San Lorenzo in Fossato
- San Michele in Codilupo
- San Rocco in Fossato
- Oratory of Sant'Agostino in Gavigno
- Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Gricigliana
- Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Carmignanello
- Santa Maria in Castello Averardi
- Santa Maria Assunta in Migliana
- Santa Maria Assunta oratory in Migliana - old church
Villas
- Villa Novellucci in Gricigliana
- Villa Guicciardini in Il Fabbro
- Villa Bini in Pratale
Other sights
- Sessanto bridge in Carmignanello
- Medieval bridge in Cerbaia
- Cerbaia fortress in Cerbaia
- Pispola mill in Cerbaia
- Adventure park in Gavigno - between Gavigno and Passo del Tabernacolo
References
External links
Media related to Cantagallo at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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- Cantagallo
- Carmignano
- Montemurlo
- Poggio a Caiano
- Prato
- Vaiano
- Vernio