Tourist Consortium A.P.M. - Abetone Montagna Pistoiese

On a spur next to the Monte Cuccoli, surrounded by dense forests, stands Cutigliano, medieval village, a place that still retains almost intact evidence of its past. Built along a major road layout, already documented in age Lombard, crossing the Passo della Croce Arcana to head north, Cutigliano developed after 1368 when, in Pistoia, became the seat of the Judiciary on the Mount. The country, characterized by narrow streets lined with ancient palaces and monuments, is a prestigious summer resort supplementing its offer with the tourist resort of Doganaccia placed on the Apennine ridge. Focal point of the town is the Piazza del Municipio dominated by the Palazzo Pretorio or Captains Mountain, built at the end of the fourteenth century and expanded in later centuries. The passage of time on these ancient walls is documented by the many stone coats of arms and polychrome terracotta of the Captains called to fill the coveted judiciary, while a large emblem of the family de 'Medici, surmounted by the papal insignia of Leo X, dominates the portal Admission. Another symbol of Florentine dominance is the statue of Marzocco placed on the stone column in the square, a copy of the original sculpture is preserved in the loggia overlooking Renaissance building that completes the architectural decoration of this precious urban space, where you can admire a fresco sixteenth with the Madonna and Child. The sound of water flowing from the small stone fountain accompany the visitor to the nearby church of the Madonna di Piazza, where he keeps another work in terracotta Benedict Buglione. Interesting examples of Florentine painting of the seventeenth century can be admired in the church of San Bartolomeo, just outside the country. Around Cutigliano offer opportunities for walks and tours of major environmental value such as the Lake Scaffaiolo, the Melo, Pianosinatico, Pian di Novello and Sestaione, with the Grand Ducal beautiful fountain that still brings cool to tourists who pass through these hills. Of particular interest are the Ontani Pian, the birthplace of poet Beatrice pastora BUGELLI and Rivoreta, a small village where the Ethnological Museum of the people dell'Appennino Pistoiese