Castello di San Salvatore a Leccio, Firenze

The ancient Castle of Leccio: on the top of a hill to the right of the Arno, there remain two farmhouses of which the one to the south-east has incorporated the structures of the castle of which the central tower is still visible, the main access on the north side, a thirteenth-century portico and the north external wall of the Church of San Salvatore. On the back, ceramic fragments from the Middle Ages continue to resurface. According to the historian Tracchi, but the hypothesis remains to be ascertained, the settlement dates back to the late Roman period and would have arisen near a deviation of the Cassia. The New Castleof Leccio, the Castle of Sammezzano 1605-1885), is surrounded by a large park and is located in the town of the same name near Leccio, in the municipality of Reggello in the province of Florence.The style is of an eclectic architecture, Neomoresque Architecture.