THE CHURCHES

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Pieve of San Martino

Viale della Pieve, 56036, Palaia, pisa, Toscana, Italia

The Church

Isolated from the medieval castle, the pieve of Palaia rises on a hill facing the present inhabited centre and represents an extraordinary example of Romanesque architecture of the 13th century in Valdera. Initially subordinate to the pieve of San Gervasio, the church of Palaia obtained the title of autonomous pieve in 1279. On such occasion, the edifice was rebuilt under the direction of the worker Andrea di Upezzino.
Its architectural forms are of an extraordinary value; the masterly use of brickwork decorations marks either the pieve exterior and interior.

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13th century

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