Carmignano is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the province of Prato, part of the

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region

Tuscany it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Citizenship , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Italian , demogra ...

. It is located about west of

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...

and about southwest of

Prato Prato ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city lies in the north east of Tuscany, at the foot of Monte Retaia, elevation , the last peak in the Calvana chain. With more than 200,000 ...

. It is the centre of the wine region of the same name.

Geography

Carmignano borders the following municipalities: Capraia e Limite,

Lastra a Signa Lastra a Signa is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the metropolitan city of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence. Main sights *Hospital of Sant'Antonio (1411) *"Brunelleschi" Walls, although the attribution to the ...

Montelupo Fiorentino Montelupo Fiorentino is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence. Geography The area is predominantly hilly and is crossed by the river Pesa that, particu ...

Poggio a Caiano Poggio a Caiano is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Prato, Tuscany region Italy. The town, birthplace of Philip Mazzei, lies south of the provincial capital of Prato. Sister towns Poggio a Caiano has two sister cities: * Charlott ...

Quarrata Quarrata is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about south of Pistoia. Main sights *Propositura (church) of Santa Maria Assunta * Pieve (pleban church) of Sa ...

Signa Signa () is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence. Signa borders the following municipalities: Campi Bisenzio, Carmignano, Lastra a Signa, Poggio a Caia ...

, Vinci.

Main sights

The most important attraction of the town is the church of San Michele e San Francesco (12th century), which houses a ''Visitation'' by the Renaissance master

Pontormo Jacopo Carucci (May 24, 1494 – January 2, 1557), usually known as ''Jacopo da Pontormo'', ''Jacopo Pontormo'', or simply Pontormo, was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine School. His work represents a profound sty ...

. The 10th century ''Rocca'' (Castle), in the upper part of the town, is well preserved. The ''

frazione A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a '' comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate terri ...

'' of Comeana is home to several Etruscan tombs (such as the

Tumulus of Montefortini The Tumulus of Montefortini is an Etruscan tomb near Comeana, Tuscany, central Italy, which is believed to date from the 7th century BC. The tumulus A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or grave ...

), while at Artimino is a

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villa.

Churches

*Abbey of San Martino *Chapel at Villa Le Falene *Chapel at Villa le Farnete *Little church in Castelvecchio *Little church of Toia in Bacchereto *Chapel at the Institute of the Sisters Stigmata * San Leonardo parish church in Artimino *Oratory of the Virgin and Holy Cross in Verrucola *Oratorio of San Francesco in Le Ginestre *Oratory of San Jacopo in Capezzana *Oratory of Sant'Antonio at Villa Novelli *

Santi Michele e Francesco in Carmignano San Michele e San Francesco is a renaissance-style, Roman Catholic parish church located in the Piazza SS Francesco e Michele in the town of Carmignano, province of Prato, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is best known for housing the Jacopo Pontormo ...

San Giusto in Il Pinone The Abbey of San Giusto (Abbazia di San Giusto) is a romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church and adjacent convent located in Via Montalbano in the neighborhood of Pinone of the town of Carmignano, province of Prato, region of Tuscany, Italy. Hi ...

San Lorenzo in Montalbiolo :''There is also a church of San Lorenzo in Carmignano near Foggia.'' San Lorenzo is a romanesque-style, Roman Catholic rural parish church located on Via Montalbiolo #51 in the town of Carmignano, province of Prato, region of Tuscany, Italy. Hi ...

San Michele in Comeana San Michele is a renaissance-style, Roman Catholic rural parish church located on Piazza San Michele in the neighborhood of Comeana of town of Carmignano, province of Prato, region of Tuscany it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman) , population_ ...

* San Pietro in Seano *San Pietro in Verghereto *Santa Cristina in Santa Cristina in Mezzana *Santa Maria in Artimino * Santa Maria Assunta in Bacchereto

Villas

*Villa in barchetto della Pineta *Medici Villa in Artimino *Villa Amata in Verrucola *Villa Batisti in Carmignano *Villa Batisti-Orlandi in Carmignano *Villa Brandani in Carmignano *Villa di Capezzana *Villa Casale in Carmignano *Villa Cremoncini in Carmignano *Villa della Costa in Carmignano *Villa della Rocca in Carmignano *Villa di Calavria in Comeana *Villa di Grumaggio in Grumaggio *Villa di Pianetto in Pianetto *Villa Elena in Il Poggiolo *Villa I Boschetti in La Serra *Villa I Renacci in I Renacci *Villa La Torre in Carmignano *Villa Le Falene in Le Farnete *Villa Le Farnete in Le Farnete *Villa Novelli in Colle Novelli *Villa Olmi in Carmignano *Villa Ramponi in Carmignano *Villa Rinfreschi in Castelvecchio *Villa san Michele in Carmignano *Villa Vittoria in Lazzera

Culture

Carmignano is home to the following festivals: *Festival of San Michele and Palio of Donkeys in Carmignano (September–October) *Old Fair in Carmignano 4-11 (December) *Festival of the New Wine in Artimino (October) *Welcome Dried Fig ("Benvenuto Fico Secco") in Carmignano (October) *Comeana Fair (July) *Procession Commemorating the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ in Comeana (July every 3 years, last in 2012) *Festival of the Threshing in Seano (July) *The Fly and the Moon in Carmignano (October) *Festival of the Chestnut in Bacchereto (October) *Festival of the Cherry in Bacchereto (July) *Festival of Polenta, Porcini and Boar in Poggio alla Malva (September)

References

External links

Official website

Events in Prato and its province
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