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FOIANO DELLA CHIANA
The area of the Valdichiana extends to the province of Arezzo,
where you find Foiano della Chiana, Lucignano and Monte San Savino.
Foiano della Chiana is a big town located on the top of the
hills which surround the river Chiana and features a characteristic
historical centre with an egg-shaped structure and red brick houses.
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carnival of Foiano is very famous thanks to its unique and beautiful
allegorical wagons which can compete with the ones in Viareggio. The
carnival tradition goes back to 1866. In the centre you can visit
the Palazzo Comunale, founded in the 14th century, and the Palazzo
delle Logge, built in the 16th century for th Medici family as a hunting
residence. Also take a look at the Chiesa della Santissima Trinità,
with the characteristic dome decorated with polychrome majolica, and
the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Fraternità, from the 16th century.
In the square with the same name you find the Collegiata di San Martino,
built between the 16th and the end of the 18th century. It features
the Madonna della Cintola, attributed to Andrea della Robbia. Also
interesting is the Chiesa dei Santi Domenico e Michele Arcangelo,
a building from the 15th century dominated by a brick bell-tower.
Just outside the town you ought to see the Chiesa di San Francesco,
built at the end of the 15th century and houses a big altar-piece
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