Scandicci () is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) of c. 50,000 inhabitants in the

Metropolitan City of Florence The Metropolitan City of Florence ( it, Città Metropolitana di Firenze) is an administrative division called metropolitan city in the Tuscany region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Florence. It replaced the Province of Florence. It was firs ...

in the Italian region

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, located about southwest of

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...

. Scandicci borders the following municipalities: Campi Bisenzio,

, Impruneta,

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 ...

, Montespertoli,

San Casciano in Val di Pesa San Casciano in Val di Pesa is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence. San Casciano in Val di Pesa borders the following municipalities; Greve in Ch ...

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

. The settlement of Scandicci appeared in 1774 as Torri, and was later enlarged to incorporate several neighbouring communities.

Main sights

* Villa i Collazzi, a Mannerist building whose design is attributed to

Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was ins ...

. *Villa Pestellini *''San Giuliano a Settimo'' - Badia or

Abbey An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns. The c ...

first documented from 774. *'' Sant'Alessandro a Giogoli''- Romanesque-style Pieve or parish church first documented from 1035; it has a nave with two aisles (the latter, together with the transept, decorated in Baroque style). In the rectory is a fresco by Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio and a canvas by Francesco Conti. *''Pieve di San Vincenzo'' *''San Martino alla Palma''- Church with a 16th-century portico. The interior, on a single nave, houses a 14th-century ''Madonna with Child Enthroned''. *''Sant'Andrea'' - Church at Mosciano, with some 13th-14th century paintings. *''Acciaiolo'' - 14th century defense structure and aristocratic manor, now in public ownership. Nearby is also the Badia a Settimo.

Public artwork

* "The Sun" sculpture of Aziz Ali Fuad

Twin towns - sister cities

* Pantin, France

Notable people

* Paolo Cecconi

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Tuscany {{Florence-geo-stub