The name is derived from an ancient fortress of the XII century. In 1297 Martinus Jacobi Admannati built a “domus” and a “castrum”. Not far from here was an ancient port which linked with the canals the marshes to the Arno river, connecting in this way the Pistoia townhall to the sea. In the same area there was the ancient “hospitium” of San Donnino, of which we remember the title of the present parish church of Castelmartini.
Inside, at a single nave, a painting of the first half of the eighteenth century representing St. Joseph with Saints Anthony Abbot and Donnino is preserved on the main altar.
Remembrance Park of Castelmartini
The park is located near the parish complex of San Donnino at the south-western limit of the hamlet belonging to the the Municipality of Larciano. It's in a very significant landscape value position. The whole area is in fact situated nearby the urbanized territory,...
Lo Stupore – Monument
Monument in Memory of the Massacre of the Fucecchio Marshland happened the 23 August 1944 in memory of the Tuscan Combatants who died for the homeland in the 1940-1945 war. “The wonder and tragedy in the faces of the innocent!” This is the message which the artist...
The Church of St. Donnino
The church of St. Donnino, in the hamlet of Castelmartini, today shows a triangular gable facade and a bell tower along the left transept. Inside, at a single nave, a painting of the first half of the eighteenth century representing St. Joseph with Saints Anthony...
