Scandicci
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Scandicci (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a comune (municipality) of c. 50,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Florence.
Scandicci borders the following municipalities: Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Impruneta, Lastra a Signa, Montespertoli, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Signa.
The settlement of Scandicci appeared in 1774 as Torri, and was later enlarged to incorporate several neighbouring communities.
Main sights
- Villa i Collazzi, a Mannerist building whose design is attributed to Michelangelo.
- Villa Pestellini
- San Giuliano a Settimo - Badia or Abbey first documented from 774.
- Sant'Alessandro a Giogoli- Romanesque-style Pieve or parish church first documented from 1035; it has a nave with two aisles (the latter, together with the transept, decorated in Baroque style). In the rectory is a fresco by Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio and a canvas by Francesco Conti.
- Pieve di San Vincenzo
- San Martino alla Palma- Church with a 16th-century portico. The interior, on a single nave, houses a 14th-century Madonna with Child Enthroned.
- Sant'Andrea - Church at Mosciano, with some 13th-14th century paintings.
- Acciaiolo - 14th century defense structure and aristocratic manor, now in public ownership.
Nearby is also the Badia a Settimo.
Public artwork
- "The Sun" sculpture of Aziz Ali Fuad [1]
Twin towns - sister cities
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Notable people
- Benozzo Gozzoli (born c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – 1497) in the village of Sant'Ilario a Colombano, an Italian Renaissance painter.[2]
- Ruggero Cini (1933–1981), an Italian composer, producer, arranger and conductor.
- Danio Bardi (1937–1991), an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
References
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