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Montecatino Tower and Ruins of the Church of Santa Maria Annunziata

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Montecatino Tower and Ruins of the Church of Santa Maria Annunziata

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Montecatino Tower and Ruins of the Church of Santa Maria Annunziata

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Location: Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

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2. Hiking loop from San Martino in Freddana

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April 27, 2022

The Montecatino tower is located north of Lucca in the hamlet of Cappella, at the top of a hill about 483 meters above sea level.
On the top of Montecatino there are the remains of the church of S. Maria Annunziata, with its almost intact bell tower (the bell is currently located in the parish church of S. Lorenzo della Cappella); furthermore around you can see the remains of the parish rooms and farmhouses. Thanks to the excavations carried out in the summer of 1986 it was discovered that starting from the V - III sec. B.C. the site was an Etruscan settlement. We do not know anything else until 1082 when reference is made, on the Lucchese Chapter, to the Montecativo castle located in that position, very useful strategically, as a signaling "tower" (from the top, in fact, you can see the entire Lucca plain).

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Montecatino Tower and Ruins of the Church of Santa Maria Annunziata

1. Hiking loop from San Martino in Freddana

2. Hiking loop from San Martino in Freddana

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