Portone di Baccio

Along the south-west section of the old defensive wall of Lastra a Signa, stands the Portone di Baccio, the defensive structure and town gate along the road running from north to south inside the fortified hamlet.

The Portone di Baccio was the main access to the village, the most imposing and austere door, with a perfect geometrical shape and with a height reaching 22,30 metres.

Over the centuries the structure has underwent several transformations: born as a watchtower, in the 18th century it was used as a  prison.

The door is the best preserved one among the ones of the city, even though the inner front is missing; after the last restoration, in 2008, it stands today in all its grandeur and welcomes visitors who enter the old town of Lastra.