We suggest a circuit taking in several monuments, with remarkable historical and architectural features.

Starting point
We describe this circuit starting from Leccio, on the floor of the valley. This village is nowadays famous thanks to the several fashion outlets which recently have mushroomed up in the surrounding area.
On the hill above Leccio stands the castle of Sammezzano, a large and curious residence in Moresque style, located in the middle of a nice park with age-old trees.

Proceding towards Reggello
After the visit to the castle, retrace back to Leccio and take the uphill road to Reggello, with ample views on the steep cliffs that border the plateau covered with olive groves. The road passes through the hamlet of Cancelli first and eventually reaches Reggello (visit the old porticoed main square: Piazza Potente)

Cascia: the pieve and the museum
Without leaving the built-up area of Reggello, just a few hundred meters downstream, stands the Romanesque Pieve of S. Pietro a Cascia, with a characteristic portico: the visit is a must, not just for the architectural features but for the masterpiece hanging in it: the Triptych painted by the young Masaccio.
Behind the church is the Museumo of Sacred Art.
A short detour from the main circuit leads to Villa di Mandri, a building of the 16th-17th century located in a beautiful position, on the foot of the itinerary named “Strada dei Sette Ponti”.

Back to the middle ages
Retrace back to the pieve at Cascia, where a downhill road towards Montanino, takes you to the foot of the cliffs, next to the A1 motorway near the exit of Incisa.
Here, just past the exit, where the river Arno is very narrow, stands a tower (Torre Bandinella), just opposite the castle of Incisa, now in ruins.
The final section of this circuit is along the winding national road nr 69 (SS 69), nortwards: the imposing mass of the tower named “Torre del Castellano” (reachable via an easy detour to the right) dominates the several hairpin bends.
After a quick visit to the tower, proceed downhill northwards to reach the starting point. On the opposite bank of the river, you can see in the distance the tower named “Torre dell’Isola”, standing in the community of Rignano sull’Arno.