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Marradi
  • Districts
Abeto
Badia del Borgo Caset.
Biforco
Campigno
Crespino
Popolano
Sant'Adriano
Val della Meta
  • At a glance

Marradi is situated along the right bank of the River Lamone. It covers a total area of 272.06km2 and has a population of 4712.

  • Useful contact numbers
Emergency Services : Tel. 0558045452
Marradi Charitable Organisation:
Tel. 0558042328
Carabinieri (Military / Civil Police):
Tel. 0558045004
Fire Service (Distacc. Disc.):
Tel. 0558045009
Traffic Police :
Tel. 0558045271
Local Council :
Tel. 0558045005
  • Local Events
The local market is held every Monday morning. There is a fair on the Monday after All Saints’ Day.

August
The S. Lorenzo fair takes place on the 11th of the month.

October
There are numerous chestnut festivals on every Sunday throughout the month.
  • Places of Interest
Palazzo Comunale : Situated in Piazza Le Scalelle, this building features a large open gallery supported by pillars. Old units of measurement used in agricultural and commercial exchanges can still be found above one of these pillars. The façade of the building features the Torriani family’s coat-of-arms.

Palazzo Fabbroni : On the opposite side from the Palazzo Comunale, this building features three series of large windows finished in stone. In the centre of the façade, the Fabbroni coat-of-arms can be clearly seen.

Chiesa del Suffragio : To the side of Palazzo Fabbroni , this church has a sloping façade, and inside it there are numerous 17th-century hallmarks.

Palazzo Cannone (15th-16th-century): Closing off the Piazza delle Scalelle, this building features three series of large windows finished in stone. Today, it is used as a restaurant.

Oratorio della misericordia : This oratory is located in the Piazza "di Sotto" (Via Angelo Fabbroni) and is held aloft by a tower, to the rear of the Chiesa del Suffragio, and contains paintings and other sacred objects.

Palazzo Torriani : There is a large familial coat-of-arms on the front of this building. Inside, there are some frescoes by Galileo Chini.

Monastero delle Domenicane della SS. Annunziata : Built in 1575 by the Fabbroni family, it has been restored several times. It features a courtyard with a well at its center, a gallery on pillars, a large garden (belonging to the nuns) that is surrounded by walls and closed off by a tower .

Badia del Borgo : Built around the 11th century, this is one of the most important abbeys in the area. In the sacristy, there are several beautiful paintings: Virgin with Child and Saints, St. Reparata, Madonna della Misericordia, St. Giovanni Gualberto, St. Sebastian.

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