Hello, dear friends!
This morning, I was lucky enough to find some time to write this post, because I was so eager to share this place with you that I also discovered for the first time last week. In fact, the photos I took had been sitting in a drawer for quite a while, but I knew that sooner or later I would manage to share this post with you.
Today, I’m going to tell you about Montegemoli, a small village located in the municipality of Pomarance in the province of Pisa, which I’ve already mentioned in a previous post here in the community.
This small hamlet is situated about 200 meters above sea level and developed mainly because of the ancient castle that was located here. Fortunately, there are still traces of this castle today.
As soon as I arrived, I immediately noticed that part of this village had recently been restored. In fact, another part is still under renovation, which is a positive sign because it means that someone is investing money to improve these places, and they won’t be left abandoned.
As usual, I wandered through the narrow streets of this village, which are much wider than in other villages I’ve visited. At one point, I even found a small model showing the entire village layout.
As I mentioned, the two main highlights of this village are the castle, which is privately owned and can only be admired from the outside, and the Church of San Giovanni Battista, which, as usual, I found closed.
The village is built on multiple levels, and while climbing the road toward the castle area, I noticed a prickly pear plant, which I never expected to find in this place. They looked so tempting that I would have definitely eaten one or two!
I continued my walk and reached the main square, from where you could enjoy a beautiful view. However, unfortunately, part of these medieval streets was blocked off due to ongoing construction work.
I was a bit disappointed that the main attraction, being a private residence or property, can only be viewed from the outside, as I think it would be very interesting to see the interior.
Still, this place is definitely worth visiting. The great thing is that it’s easily accessible from both Pisa and Florence. I hope the photos have, in some way, taken you along with me on this adventure. See you next time, and I’m sending you a big hug!
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Very nice view my friend
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Very nice view my friend
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great little village indeed, I wonder if all that investment is for the community or for the greed of the venture capitalists who will rent properties out to travellers at ridiculously high prices?
It is sad thnat local people are priced out of their own community this way
in that case there was European funding under the PNNR,but unfortunately in some villages there are real speculations instead
same the world over these days sadly