Quarrata is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italy region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about south of Pistoia.
Main sights
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Propositura (church) of Santa Maria Assunta
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Pieve (pleban church) of San Bartolomeo at Tizzana, one of the frazioni of the municipality. Nearby are remains, including a standing watch tower, of the medieval castle
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Villa La Magia, an example of Medici villas
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Fattoria Santonuovo, an 18th-century patrician villa
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Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Vignole, characterized by a 14th-century bell tower
Sport
The
British Cycling academy has made Quarrata its training base for a number of years and as a result a number of British cyclists make their home in Quarrata, including
Mark Cavendish,
Steve Cummings, and
Geraint Thomas.
Twin towns
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