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Church of San Donato

The church of San Donato is located in Chianni.

HISTORY

The oldest news concerning the church dates back to May 8, 1277. Pope Boniface VIII, in 1301, sent a “Bolla papale” to the Chianni pieve to order him to claim the goods of the Morrona abbey, to say abusively alienated by the abbots who were part of it. The building was completely redone in 1812, drawing the apse in a castle tower and expanding the pre-existing church.

The interior has a single nave with four chapels. In the middle of the apse stands the majestic early seventeenth-century altar made of fine polychrome marble and came in 1812 from the destroyed collegiate church of San Pietro (Massa). On the sides, two statues of the saints Peter and Paul of the first half of the eighteenth century.

The apsidal cathedral is frescoed by Antonio Gaioni: Christ among the saints Donato, Maura, Francis, Catherine, Lino, Dominic. In a chapel, there is the Holy Family of John the Baptist Tempest. In counterfeiting, the cantoria with the center of Sant’Antonio in adoration of the Child Jesus attributed to Ventura Salimbeni.

Giro di Rivalto Excursion

The excursion is characterized by various types of environments; we pass from a wooded environment, we pass from a typical Tuscan countryside, It’s characterized by hills alternated by watercourses.

During the excursion we can find a typical Tuscan farms, They are sometimes accompanied by the characteristic double to spin of cypresses.

You have to leave the car in the car park of the agritourism “Le Valli”, a cross will guide us to the path.

Attention: Since It is not possible to know the number of participants of the longer path, If the group will be numerous,the group could arrive late, in that case who was waiting the group, he/she can visit Rivalto.

Technical Details

Stroll in the Woods of Rivalto – Casciana Terme (Pisa)
Duration: 6/7 h
Itinerary: Agritourism Le Valli – Rivalto – Casciana Terme – poggio alla Farnia – Collemontanino – Agritourism Le Valli
Organized by CAI LIVORNO
Rate non-registered: 10,00 €
Meeting: 9.15 Agritourism Le Valli

It will possible to have lunch at the end of path Agritourism Le Valli -Departure and arrival.
Menu: 18,00 €

Head of excursion: Massimiliano Scavo tel. 347 6045212

Additional information here

Alta Valdera Park

The “Parco Alta Valdera” (Alta Valdera Park) is a homogeneous territory in the south-east of the Province of Pisa, near Volterra and clote to the provinces of Florence and Siena, therefore strategically placed in a particular artistic context.
Thermal baths (Cascina, Uliveto and Montecatini), and coastal towns are easily reachable from here. The landscape is varied and unspoiled: pleasant from plains to hills, rich in woods, chestnut woods and vegetation typical of Tuscany, which, with the changing seasons, characterize the landscape with suggestive effects. At the bottom of these hills it flows the meandering river Era. The towns of Capannoli Chianni Lajatico, Palaia, Peccioli, Terricciola, each with its own traditions and cultural peculiarities (enriched by some small hamlets, full of human arts), are important pieces of a mosaic that offers enjoyable opportunities to demanding visitors.
There are several itineraries to follow: the artistic one in particular is characterized by the ancient Romanesque churches whose territory is rich, and works of art by contemporary national and foreign artists.
In addition to this, you can enjoy to stay at the farms holiday and agritourismin the area, which complement the characteristic Tuscan cuisine with high quality wine and oil. In certain times of the year are guaranteed to the tourist the possibility to visit the winery of local Chianti (with tasting) DOGG and S. Torpè and the opportunity to attend the events related to the traditions and typical products of the land, which change with the flux of seasons.
For those who love sports in contact with nature, there are different paths you can walk, run, ride by bike and horse, proceeding through the territory of Valdera.
Lots of mansion houses enhance the countryside, home to noble families of Pisa and Florence, yet some of their properties. Moments of leisure and cultural studies are possible by visiting the prehistoric park, the Zoological Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the astronomical observatory, the museum of icons, the “mofeta”, museums of civilization and of rural work. These are some of the characteristic aspects of the Parco Alta Valdera, in the context of a beautiful and serene landscape that ensures a memorable stay.