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A nice stopping point

Piazza dei Guidi, designed by Mimmo Paladino in 2006, reorganizes the urban space with stone slabs arranged in a geometric grid. The surfaces are engraved with motifs typical of his artistic universe, recalling symbols and archetypes. The work seeks to create a dialogue between contemporary and traditional, transforming the square into a place of reflection and encounter, where everyday space also becomes an aesthetic experience.

The Castle of the Guidi Counts has dominated Vinci since the Middle Ages. With its walls and stone tower, it retains traces of its defensive history and today houses the Leonardo Museum, with models of Leonardo's machines and studies.

In Piazza Guido Masi, beneath Vinci Castle, stands a wooden sculpture depicting the Vitruvian Man in three dimensions. It was created by Mario Ceroli in 1967, titled Squilibrio (Imbalance), and donated to the Municipality twenty years later. The work does not faithfully reproduce Leonardo's drawing: the figure is inserted into a cube and a sphere, but the proportions are not perfect. Ceroli thus sought to evoke the gap between the ideal harmony of the Renaissance and the uncertainty of the contemporary world.

The square dedicated to Giuseppe Giusti It is located in the central part of town, where the valley begins between two small hills: the Rocca di Castel Vecchio (with the Church of San Pietro Apostolo) and the opposing Rocca di Castel Nuovo (with the Church of the Carmine and the Clock Tower). The square, a very evocative spot, is home to the War Memorial at its highest point. Considered the town's meeting place due to its location, it is characterized by the presence of numerous businesses, such as traditional bars and restaurants, gift shops and other shops, a hotel, and other nearby bed and breakfasts.

It's very beautiful here.

You have to have been there at least once.

Indeed, take care. Going uphill next to the cars on this busy road is not so much fun. Some segments are steep, but doable.