A small 13th-century tower shrouded in legend. In the late 19th century, it was popularly known as the "Torre di Gnicche" (Gnicche Tower) because, according to tradition, it was one of the refuges of the most famous Areto robber of all time.
Federigo Bobini—his true identity—knew the area since childhood, having been born on June 19, 1845, not far away on what is now Via Antonio da Sangallo, on the stretch from Borgo Santa Croce to the cemetery. At that time, the place was called Le Fornaci.
The son of a farm laborer and a laundress, he was already a Gnicche, or Gnich, as he is almost always called in the crime histories of the time—a destructive man from a young age. He was accused of various incidents of petty crime, theft, violence, and murder. His "ventures" ended on March 14, 1871, when he was arrested by the Carabinieri in a small farm between Badia al Pino and Tegoleto. On his way to the barracks, he attempted to escape and was struck down by a fatal bullet.