Poppi

The castle of the Counts Guidi, recorded from 1191, towers over Poppi, whose walls trace an unusual L shape from the castle to the abbey of San Fedele. Dante stayed here in 1307 and again in 1311, and the battle of Campaldino was fought in sight of the castle in 1289; a museum on its ground floor tells the story.

Highlights

• Poppi Castle: courtyard, bold outside staircase, frescoed chapel and a library of rare manuscripts
• Madonna del Morbo, a Baroque church with a Virgin attributed to Filippino Lippi
• The abbey church of San Fedele at the other end of the town
• The late-June festival, when the Virgin's image is carried in procession
• The Hermitage of Camaldoli, cradle of the Camaldolese order, within the municipality (IT)

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