Lucignano

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

EdisonblusLucignano panorama dalla fortezza CC BY-SA 3.0
Welkinridge (Welkinridge)Piazza del Tribunale, Lucignano -7Public domain
GessizFonatana al tramonto CC BY-SA 4.0
FabiodigoroLe torri di lucignanoPublic domain
VastaLucignano Porta San Giusto CC BY 3.0
VastaLucignano castle CC BY 3.0
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StefanoCrestiIncrocio vicolo del Pellegrino CC BY-SA 4.0
StefanoCrestiVicolo Valigiaia CC BY-SA 4.0
Abbrey82Lucignano al tramonto CC BY-SA 4.0
Phillip Capper from Wellington, New ZealandLucignano, Tuscany, Sept. 2009 (4161328826)CC BY 2.0
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Seen from above, Lucignano is an ellipse: its lanes ring a hilltop 400 metres up in the Valdichiana, inside walls the Sienese built in 1371. Fought over for centuries by Arezzo, Siena, Perugia and Florence, it kept the look of a late-medieval town. Its prize is the Albero d'oro, a gilded reliquary tree with coral sprigs, now in the museum in the Palazzo Pretorio.

Highlights

The Albero d'oro, a 2.6-metre gilded reliquary tree begun in 1350
San Francesco, a Gothic church with a fresco of the Triumph of Death
Collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo, with a marble altar by Andrea Pozzo
Santuario della Madonna della Querce outside the walls, attributed to Vasari
Setting of Abbas Kiarostami's 2010 film Certified Copy

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Lucignano (IT), Lucignano (EN)), Wikivoyage (Lucignano (IT), Lucignano (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 3,383

Things to see

Events through the year

Colori e Sapori in Fiera Fairs and markets · First Sunday of AprilFlowers and plants for sale, with tastings of local food and wine
Festa dei Fiori Fairs and markets · First Sunday of MayFlower selling in the streets ahead of the Maggiolata
Maggiolata Seasonal · Last two Sundays of MayFour districts parade floats made of thousands of flowers for the Grifo d'oro
Raduno delle Bande Musicali Music and arts · Second Sunday of MayBrass bands from Valdichiana towns and nearby provinces
Cammin mangiando Food and wine · Third Sunday of JuneFood and wine walk with four tasting stops around the municipality
Feast of Saint Felix Religious · 29 July
Calici di stelle Food and wine · 10 August, night of San LorenzoFood and wine tasting on the night of shooting stars
Memorie del passato Historical · Last Sunday of SeptemberLate 19th-century life re-enacted in the old town streets
Fiera del Ceppo Fairs and markets · Christmas EveShow and sale of local produce
New olive oil fair Food and wine · Third Sunday of DecemberTasting and sale of freshly pressed local extra virgin olive oil

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Lucignano). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

Olive oilOlive oilFrom the hills; new oil is celebrated each December

Adapted from Wikipedia (Lucignano). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

7 places to stay within 3 km

B&Bs and guest houses 4
Campsites 2
Hotels 1

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Terme Antica Querciolaia · ~20 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme San Giovanni · ~21 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme Libere, Acqua Borra · ~28 min by car
Thermal spa: Sorgente Termale · ~29 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme di Montepulciano · ~42 min by car
Thermal spa: Parco Acquasanta · ~44 min by car
Thermal spa: Terme Sorgente Sant'Elena · ~48 min by car
Thermal spa: Piscine Termali Theia · ~48 min by car