The village of San Donato in Poggio has preserved the typical medieval structure with two-fourteenth-century walls that surround it and a main road that crosses it connecting the two access gate located in the direction of Siena and Florence. The structure of the gate, to which the documentation of the early Middle Ages referred to the name of Porta di Sopra, was heavily damaged during the Second World War and then rebuilt: only three perimeter remain of the original system but no plan or cover . Also the portal has been redone with a brick ring nut cutting places, while all the masonry above has been restored recently. Inside the door you can see some significant elements: the back side of the portal still retains the original ring in stone blocks with a slightly lowered section, also a few meters inside, on the left side, you can see protruding from a building, about three meters in height, the remains of the arch of the original door. The portal has also been redone with a brick ring nut cutting places, while all the masonry has been restored recently. Inside the door we can see some significant elements: the back side of the portal still retains the original ring in slightly lowered six-sided stone ashlars, a few meters inside, on the left side, you can see remains of the arch of the original door, protruding from a building to about three meters of height.<\/p>\n","modified":"2018-09-26T10:40:51","color":"","icon":"","noDetails":false,"noInteraction":false,"image":"http:\/\/chianti.be.webmapp.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/020-san-donato-in-poggio-frankenstein-4316-1024x576.jpg","taxonomy":{"webmapp_category":[139]},"accessibility":{"mobility":{"check":false,"description":""},"hearing":{"check":false,"description":""},"vision":{"check":false,"description":""},"cognitive":{"check":false,"description":""},"food":{"check":false,"description":""}},"locale":"it","source":"http:\/\/chianti.be.webmapp.it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/1197","wp_edit":"http:\/\/chianti.be.webmapp.it\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=1197&action=edit","translations":{"en":{"id":1740,"name":"Sienese door","web":"http:\/\/chianti.be.webmapp.it\/\/sienese-door\/?lang=en","source":"http:\/\/chianti.be.webmapp.it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/1740","description":"
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Palazzo Malaspina, a late Renaissance building whose existence has been known since 989, was built at the end of the 16th century as a sign of prestige and social success of the Ticci family, From San Donato in Poggio for generations, who moved to Florence in search of a social ascent. From 1740, for seventy years, it was a summer residence owned by the Malaspina di Mulazzo. Later the Palace was divided and partly acquired by the Municipality of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa. The restoration project promoted by the Administration and concluded in 2011 has brought the building back to its former glory, now the site of temporary exhibitions, conferences, exhibitions and other cultural events. Palazzo Malaspina, a late Renaissance building whose existence has been known since 989, was built at the end of the 16th century as a sign of prestige and social success of the Ticci family, From San Donato in Poggio for generations, who moved to Florence in search of a social ascent. From 1740, for seventy years, it was a summer residence owned by the Malaspina di Mulazzo. Later the Palace was divided and partly acquired by the Municipality of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa. The restoration project promoted by the Administration and concluded in 2011 has brought the building back to its former glory, now the site of temporary exhibitions, conferences, exhibitions and other cultural events. The entrance to the village of San Donato in Poggio, near Florentine Door, to which the documentation of the Early Middle Ages referred to the name of Porta di Sotto, was opened directly in the thirteenth-century walls. Several different construction phases are evident: the original gate, in the foreground, that was opened in the walls of the 13th century, further ahead the body of the added watchtower with its new gate.<\/p>\n","modified":"2018-09-26T10:32:50","color":"","icon":"","noDetails":false,"noInteraction":false,"image":"http:\/\/chianti.be.webmapp.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/020-san-donato-in-poggio-frankenstein-4337-1024x576.jpg","taxonomy":{"webmapp_category":[139]},"accessibility":{"mobility":{"check":false,"description":""},"hearing":{"check":false,"description":""},"vision":{"check":false,"description":""},"cognitive":{"check":false,"description":""},"food":{"check":false,"description":""}},"locale":"it","source":"http:\/\/chianti.be.webmapp.it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/1208","wp_edit":"http:\/\/chianti.be.webmapp.it\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=1208&action=edit","translations":{"en":{"id":1712,"name":"Florentine Door","web":"http:\/\/chianti.be.webmapp.it\/\/porta-fiorentina\/?lang=en","source":"http:\/\/chianti.be.webmapp.it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/1712","description":" The entrance to the village of San Donato in Poggio, near Florentine Door, to which the documentation of the Early Middle Ages referred to the name of Porta di Sotto, was opened directly in the thirteenth-century walls. Several different construction phases are evident: the original gate, in the foreground, that was opened in the walls of the 13th century, further ahead the body of the added watchtower with its new gate.<\/p>\n"}},"web":"http:\/\/chianti.be.webmapp.it\/poi\/porta-fiorentina\/","addr:street":"Via del Giglio","addr:housenumber":"","addr:postcode":"50028","addr:city":"San Donato in Poggio","contact:phone":"","contact:email":"","opening_hours":"","capacity":"","address":"Via del Giglio, San Donato in Poggio"},"geometry":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[11.2336352661,43.5352331163]}}]}
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