Tuscan Hills

Castiglione di Garfagnana As the fog clears, we can see the walls (750 meters long with majestic towers) surrounding the town center. A further defense is the fortress, which rises above the roofs of houses and is equipped with an additional three towers, now a private residence The walls enclosing the village of Castiglione and also the two churches: the church of St. Peter and Church of San Michele. The first was founded in 723 by the Lombards Aurimando brothers and Gandefrido: the bell tower was built on the tower of St. Peter dating the '700 was embellished with artwork of Carlo Gibertoni, "the Paliotto of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows". The other church dedicated to St. Michael, patron saint of the Lombards, guards inside a panel painting of Giuliano di Simone da Lucca in 1389 depicting the "Madonna with Child" and a marble ciborium attributed to the school of Matthew Civitali. via emanuelapoli http://500px.com/photo/85364311