Vicchio

Vicchio borders the municipalities of Borgo San Lorenzo, Dicomano, Marradi and Pontassieve. It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Ampinana, Arsella, Barbiana, Boccagnello, Bovino, Bricciana, Campestri, Casole, Cistio, Cuccino, Farneto, Gattaia, Gracchia, Mirandola, Molezzano, Mulinuccio, Padule, Paterno, Piazzano, Pilarciano, Pimaggiore, Ponte a Vicchio, Rossoio, Rostolena, Rupecanina, Scopeto, Uliveta, Vespignano, Vezzano, Villore and Zufolana. File:Piazza Giotto (Vicchio).jpg|Piazza Giotto in the town centre File:San Lorenzo in Villore-facade 1.jpg|Church of San Lorenzio in Villore File:Ponte a Vicchio 1.jpg|Ponte a Vicchio File:Dapples 003 1 007.jpg|Ponte a Vicchio in 1904 File:Cimabue Bridge 6.jpg|Cimabue bridge in Vespignano == Demographics ==

• Many famous Italian painters were born near Vicchio: Giotto (in the frazione of Colle di Vespignano), Fra Angelico (at Rupecanina), Giovanni Malesci, Rutilio Muti, Armeno Mattioli and Foresto Marianini. There is a 3.2 meter statue of Giotto in Vicchio's central square, the Piazza di Giotto. It was also the birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Lully (Baptized Giovanni Battista Lulli), who would become the founder of the French opera tradition. • Two victims of the Monster of Florence (killed nearby the town in 1984), Pia Rontini and Claudio Stefanacci, were citizens of Vicchio. ==Twin cities==

• Tolmin, Slovenia, since 1981 • Tifariti, Western Sahara ==References==