The Medieval village of Palaia

The village of Palaia still saves today numerous traces testifying its secular history, both in single buildings and in the whole town.

At the entrance of the village it is possible to admire the ancient gate that once gave access to the same town, whose building goes back to the Middle Ages, and the "Civic Tower", dating back to the XVI-th century.

The oldest religious building of the town is the "Saint Martin Parish", whose building in Romanic and Gothic style goes back to the XIII-th century.

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Very interesting is also the "Saint Andrew Parish", in whose inside it is pobbile to admire fine frescoes, like an "Our Lady with the Child" coming from the school of Francesco di Valdambrino (1363-1435), two wooden Crucifixes dating back to the XIV-th century and an earthenware by Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525) portraying an "Our Lady with the Child".