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Piazza Mercatale is the largest square in Prato and is located in the historic center, it is considered one of the largest medieval squares in Europe. The square owes its name to its use for market activities since the Middle Ages. (Source Wikipedia)

Vaiano, the largest town in the Bisenzio Valley, is known for its splendid Romanesque parish church of San Salvatore. It is also a popular stop on the cycle path coming from Prato, located ten kilometers from Vernio, the starting point for the climb towards the Montepiano pass.

This bridge is one of the accesses to Piazza Mercatale which is the largest square in Prato and is located in the historic center, it is considered one of the largest medieval squares in Europe. The square owes its name to the weekly market which was held there until the 1970s.

Located at the entrance to Piazza Mercatale, the Ponte Mercatale has an ancient history. A medieval bridge that gave access to one of the largest squares in Europe of the time, originating from the bend of the Bisenzio river. Until the 1920s the bridge had characteristics of a classic, very narrow medieval bridge. Before the Second World War, around the 1930s, the ancient medieval bridge was strengthened by reinforced concrete by Pierluigi Nervi and widened, probably for the passage of the first cars, but few traces of the great engineer's work remain: the bridge it was blown up by the retreating Germans after the heavy Allied bombings in 1944 and was then rebuilt trying to recover the original medieval structure. Remains of the old medieval bridge under the current bridge. The Mercatale Bridge can be admired by taking a walk along the cycle path of the Bisenzio river. (SOURCE: Welcome2Prato)

Villa Castello Smilea stands at the entrance to the Agna valley along the Roman route of the Via Cassia Clodia. The building consists of two towers, one north and one south, and a lowered tower running along the north side.

The cathedral of Santo Stefano is the main place of Catholic worship in the city of Prato, located in Piazza del Duomo. In July 1996 Pope John Paul II elevated it to the dignity of a minor basilica. Source: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duomo_di_Prato

If you want to take the Prato-Vaiano cycle path, you need to continue on the path that runs along the Bisenzio and passes under the bridge

Vaiano, destination of the cycle path that comes from Prato and located ten kilometers from Vernio from which the climb to the Montepiano pass begins.