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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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, located about northwest of

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and about north of Prato. Fossato 04

Geography

Cantagallo borders the following municipalities:

Barberino di Mugello 240px, Villa di Cafaggiolo. Barberino di Mugello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about north of Florence. Barberino di Mugello borders the following municipalities: C ...

, Camugnano,

Montale Montale is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about east of Pistoia. Montale borders the following municipalities: Agliana, Cantagallo, Montemurlo, Pi ...

Montemurlo Montemurlo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Prato. Montemurlo borders the following municipalities: Agliana, Cantagallo, Mo ...

, Pistoia, Sambuca Pistoiese,

Vaiano Vaiano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region of Tuscany. It is located about northwest of Florence and about north of Prato. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,532 and an area of .All de ...

, and

Vernio Vernio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about north of Prato. History Vernio's name derives from that of an ancient Roman winter camp ('' castra ...

''Frazioni''

*Luicciana *Cambiaticcio *Carmignanello *Castello Averardi *Montagnana (Cantagallo) *Cerbaia *Codilupo *Colle Bisenzio *Fossato (Cantagallo) *Gavigno *Gricigliana *Il Fabbro *L'Acqua *La Dogana Il Pucci *La Villa (Cantagallo) *Luicciana *Migliana *Pratale *Trairio *Usella *Luogomano-Acquerino

Nature

*Reserve Luogomano-Acquerino *Passo del Tabernacolo *Pian della Rasa

Culture

Events in the municipality include: *Old villages and ancient flavors in Luicciana (November) *Mountain in feast in Cascina Spedalletto-reserve Luogomano-Acquerino (July) *Feast of the chestnut in Migliana (October–December) *Feast of the garlic bread in Gavigno (August) *Feast of the boar in Gavigno (July) *Feast of the potato in La Villa (September) *Feast of the zonzella in Gavigno (June) *Sant'Anna feast in Cantagallo (July) *Tour of the cribs in Migliana (December–January)

Main sights

Churches

*San Biagio in Cantagallo * San Lorenzo in Usella *San Michele in Luicciana *San Donato in L'Acqua * San Lorenzo in Fossato *San Michele in Codilupo *San Rocco in Fossato *Oratory of Sant'Agostino in Gavigno *Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Gricigliana *Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Carmignanello *Santa Maria in Castello Averardi *Santa Maria Assunta in Migliana *Santa Maria Assunta oratory in Migliana - old church

Villas

*Villa Novellucci in Gricigliana *Villa Guicciardini in Il Fabbro *Villa Bini in Pratale

Other sights

*Sessanto bridge in Carmignanello *Medieval bridge in Cerbaia *Cerbaia fortress in Cerbaia *Pispola mill in Cerbaia *Adventure park in Gavigno - between Gavigno and Passo del Tabernacolo

References

External links

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