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Buonconsiglio, a Della Robbia-style polychrome terracotta, and it once held an altar piece of a Madonna and Child, San Lorenzo and saints, by Mariotto di Nardo. This work has now been restored and trasferred to the church of Santa Margherita a Tosina. Take State Road 70 again (the "Casentinese") in the direction of Consuma; there is a rise in altitude in the surrounding countryside until you reach Borselli at 738 m, and then the Pass of Consuma (1058 m), an outlying district of Pelago and a well-frequented tourist centre founded by the Consumi family from Ferrara. At Borselli, take a detour to Pomino and stop at the parish church of Santa Margherita a Tosina. In the vicinity is the "Il Palagio" holding, that was formerly the 16th-century villa belonging to the Albizi family and which currently belongs to the Frescobaldi family; the 15th-century Villa Busini; and the Villa Budini Gattai, seat of the Petrognano farm-holiday (agritourist) centre (tel. 055/8318812). Returning to State Road 67, you can reach the towns of Rimaggio, Castiglioni and Rufina.
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Itinerary Pontassieve -Pelago-Borselli-Tosina
Place of departure: Pontassieve Visit to the Monastery of Rosano. Take State Road 67, leaving the hamlet of San Francesco (101m.); after 2 km go in the direction of Saltino -Vallombrosa. The road ascends. You reach the hamlet of Palaie, and after 6 km you arrive at Pelago. In the vicinity, Nipozzano (354m.); go and see the castle (to visit tel. 055/8311325) and the 16th -century church of San Niccolò, rebuilt in 1952 after the World War II bombings. At Altomena, a settlement straddling the Valdarno and inhabited since antiquity , the property of the Counts Guidi since 1195, visit the 16th-century wine cellars (tel. 055/8301001 for reservations) Tuscany - Curch of San Lorenzo a Diacceto
and the chapel that houses a Madonna and Child, from the school of Ghirlandaio. From Pelago, Diacceto (about 500m.) is reached after 3 km; go and see the very old parish church of San Lorenzo, 11th century but modified several times and rebuilt in 1872. With its sloping design, a regular facade and bell tower, it was restored beginning in 1950, and houses a 17th-century painting of the Madonna by

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