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Dicomano
  • Districts
Corella
Frascole
Sandetole
Santa Lucia a Casa Romana
  • At a glance

Dicomano is situated along the path of the River Comano, before its confluence with the River Sieve. The total surface area is 61.76 km2, and the population currently 4,720. Since the Middle Ages it has thrived as a market town thanks to its location at the junction of the roads leading from Val di Sieve, Romagna and Casentino.

  • Useful contact numbers
Charitable Organisations : Tel. 055838084 / 0558389777
Police : Tel. 0558385438
Carabinieri (Military / Civil Police): Tel. 055838017
Local Council: Tel. 055838541
  • Local Events
The local market is held every Saturday morning, and there is a sale of bric-a-brac and antiques on the third Sunday of the month.

May
In the first week the Local Fair takes place - on offer are livestock and other items.

June
Feast of St. Onofrio on the 12th and 18th of the month.

September
‘Forese’ festival on the 13th and 17th of the month.

October
Craft and livestock fair, art fair and exhibition, and a chestnut festival.

  • Places of Interest
Palazzo delle Scuole : Built in 1888 by Pietro Comini, it is located in Piazza della Repubblica; the façade is classical in style. Today it serves as the headquarters of the local council.

Oratorio di S. Onofrio : This oratory was built in 1796 by the Dalle Pozze family. The Neoclassical exterior features a portico supported by four sandstone pillars, with a triangular pediment with a statue of an angel on either side. Inside, sixteen columns support the cupola. The main altar features a portrait of the Madonna dell'Ospedale. On the left there is a portrait of the Immaculate Conception with the Saints.

Pieve di S. Maria : This often restored church presents the following features: on the right wall, there is a 15th-century terracotta bas-relief attributed to Robbiano depicting the Marriage of St. Anne and St. Joachim and a portrait of Our Lady of the Rosary (dating from the 16th-century); in the chapel there is a portrait of the Nativity and Adoration of the Magi, another of the Assunta by Francesco Curradi (1570-1661), and one of the Madonna del Carmine (1511-1574). Additionally the church offers a portrait of the Virgin Enthroned with Child attributed to Ghirlandaio, a full-relief sculpture attributed to Robbiano, depicting the Virgin with Child and a triptych of the Virgin Enthroned with St. Anthony the Abbot and St. Peter.

Chiesa di S. Antonio : Restored in 1938, the interior of this church features a single nave with four sandstone altars. On the second altar from the right there is an example of multi-coloured terracotta pottery attributed to Robbiano depicting the Virgin Glorified with Child, Angels and four Saints. The altar second from the left features a portrait of the Virgin with Child and Saints (14th-century) attributed to Giotto , and on the first altar on the right there is a canvas showing the Crucifixion with Angel and Saint.

Frascole : This is an area where a number of archeological remains from the Etruscan period have been uncovered, particularly around the Poggio San Martino area. The range of items dates from the 6th-century BC to the 1st-century AD, and includes the foundations of the Romanesque church of San Marino al Poggio, and the stone remnants of an Etruscan building. Many of the remains are conserved in the Palazzo Comunale in Dicomano.

Oratorio di Montedomini : This oratory was built in the 16th-century and dedicated to the Most Holy Mary of the Annunciation. A beautiful, cypress-lined road leads up to the oratory, which is situated at the top of a hill.

Chiesa di S. Donnino e S. Pietro a Celle : This church features a portico with pilaster strips and a belfry. Inside there is a triptych of the Virgin Enthroned with St. Anthony the Abbot and St. Peter.

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