This gate, facing south, is the latest of the three access points to the village. It was built after the extension of the wall path dating back to the first half of the 13th Century, following the purchase of the Castle of Larciano and its territories by the Commune of Pistoia. Larciano was to become the main bulwark of the defence system of Pistoia, in stronger and stronger friction with Lucca and Florence. Built using the Braccio Pistoiese (Yard of Pistoia) as modular basis, it is 3.67 m (10 ft) high by 2.14 m (6 ft) wide, and was made of big square blocks of stone in parallel and horizontal rows, recently restored. The limited information does not allow accurate dating, however, it is thought to be between the end of 14th and the end of 18th Century.
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The Church of St. Roch
The San Rocco’s (St. Roch’s) Church, in neo-Renaissance style, has reached its current aspect as a Latin cross after many interventions. At the back of the building, next to the apse, stands the bell tower with a square base, whose cell opens to the outside with a...
