Carmignano is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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, part of the

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region

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. It is located about west of

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and about southwest of

Prato Prato ( ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') in Tuscany, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Prato. The city lies in the northeast of Tuscany, at an elevation of , at the foot of Monte Retaia (the last peak in the Calvana ch ...

. It is the centre of the wine region of the same name. It has 14,577 inhabitants.

Geography

Carmignano borders the following municipalities: Capraia e Limite,

Lastra a Signa Lastra a Signa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the metropolitan city of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence. Main sights *Hospital of Sant'Antonio (1411) *"Brunelleschi" Walls, although the attribution to the ...

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Poggio a Caiano Poggio a Caiano is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Prato in the region of Tuscany in Italy, located south of the provincial capital of Prato. It has 9,944 inhabitants. The town is the birthplace of Filippo Mazzei. Dem ...

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Signa Signa () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italy, Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence. Signa borders the following municipalities: Campi Bisenzio, Carmignano, Lastra a Signa, Poggio a ...

, Vinci.

Demographics

Main sights

The most important attraction of the town is the church of San Michele e San Francesco (12th century), which houses a ''Visitation'' by the Renaissance master

Pontormo Jacopo Carucci or Carrucci (; May 24, 1494 – January 2, 1557), usually known as Jacopo (da) Pontormo or simply Pontormo (), was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine School. His work represents a profound stylisti ...

. The 10th century ''Rocca'' ("Castle"), in the upper part of the town, is well preserved. The ''

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'' of Comeana is home to several

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tombs (such as the Tumulus of Montefortini), while at Artimino is a Medicean villa.

Churches

*Abbey of San Martino *Chapel at Villa Le Falene *Chapel at Villa le Farnete *Little church in Castelvecchio *Little church of Toia in Bacchereto *Chapel at the Institute of the Sisters Stigmata * San Leonardo parish church in Artimino *Oratory of the Virgin and Holy Cross in Verrucola *Oratorio of San Francesco in Le Ginestre *Oratory of San Jacopo in Capezzana *Oratory of Sant'Antonio at Villa Novelli * Santi Michele e Francesco in Carmignano * San Giusto in Il Pinone * San Lorenzo in Montalbiolo * San Michele in Comeana * San Pietro in Seano *San Pietro in Verghereto *Santa Cristina in Santa Cristina in Mezzana *Santa Maria in Artimino * Santa Maria Assunta in Bacchereto

Villas

*Villa in barchetto della Pineta *Medici Villa in Artimino *Villa Amata in Verrucola *Villa Batisti in Carmignano *Villa Batisti-Orlandi in Carmignano *Villa Brandani in Carmignano *Villa di Capezzana *Villa Casale in Carmignano *Villa Cremoncini in Carmignano *Villa della Costa in Carmignano *Villa della Rocca in Carmignano *Villa di Calavria in Comeana *Villa di Grumaggio in Grumaggio *Villa di Pianetto in Pianetto *Villa Elena in Il Poggiolo *Villa I Boschetti in La Serra *Villa I Renacci in I Renacci *Villa La Torre in Carmignano *Villa Le Falene in Le Farnete *Villa Le Farnete in Le Farnete *Villa Novelli in Colle Novelli *Villa Olmi in Carmignano *Villa Ramponi in Carmignano *Villa Rinfreschi in Castelvecchio *Villa san Michele in Carmignano *Villa Vittoria in Lazzera

Culture

Carmignano is home to the following festivals: *Festival of San Michele and Palio of Donkeys in Carmignano (September–October) *Old Fair in Carmignano 4–11 (December) *Festival of the New Wine in Artimino (October) *Welcome Dried Fig ("''Benvenuto Fico Secco''") in Carmignano (October) *Comeana Fair (July) *Procession commemorating the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ in Comeana (July every 3 years, last in 2012) *Festival of the Threshing in Seano (July) *The Fly and the Moon in Carmignano (October) *Festival of the Chestnut in Bacchereto (October) *Festival of the Cherry in Bacchereto (July) *Festival of Polenta, Porcini and Boar in Poggio alla Malva (September)

References

External links

Official website

Events in Prato and its province
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