Lucignano

Lucignano

This small medieval village , placed on top of a gentle hill in Val di Chiana , right on the border between the provinces of Arezzo and Siena , the sun surprised by the early morning and the wind caresses , is a sort of refuge for the soul . Its narrow elliptical , the square stones of the houses , the wise geometry of its urban plan , the colors and sounds of its spaces are enchanted a precise , constant reference to an idea of fantastic place , where coexist in perfect symbiosis constant memory recall and the shrewd sting of pride to live in a place like this .

Just enter his town, past the old gates and penetrate through the streets and squares that lead up to the top, where - almost for a strange game of allegories - are symbols of two eternal powers: the religious one, with Monumental Churches of the Collegiate of San Michele Arcangelo and of San Francesco and the civil, well represented by the ancient, majestic Praetorian Palace. Lucignano, therefore, as part of the soul. Land of dreams and life, in a magical game of magical contradictions, that time see forever ... The ancient history of this ancient country as mixes and almost merges with the clear testimony of a religious presence so discreet as fascinating . And Lucignano, with his characteristic concentric shape that seems to betray each time a continual reminder and winding towards the top, with the episode of the monumental Collegiate late sixteenth century (which summarizes and synthesizes - the famous image of the churchyard ellipsoid - the history and the urban form of the country) actually live this particular "communion", this very special voltage on high, meeting the Mystery ...