Il Castelluccio - archaeological site

The archaeological area of Castelluccio occupies a small hill in the relief overlooking the Valdarno area of Rignano.

Given its proven nature as a sealed stratigraphic deposit, the presence of significant elevations and the availability of documentary sources represents a valuable historical and archaeological evidence of the birth, development, abandonment and repopulation of a fortified settlement which, in addition to being a significant nucleus of  aggregation since the 11th century, played an important role during the central centuries of the late Middle Ages, as part of the conquests of the countryside made by Florence.

The importance of this castle, in a territory characterized by a scattered population, where the percentage of sites with remains of medieval settlements is very high, is given in particular by its strategic position to control the ford on the Arno and the ancient road network to reach the Florentine plain.