Sacred Art Trail

The Sacred Art Trail is centred around the Parish of Santa Maria Assunta in Popiglio, enriched during the 16th and 17th centuries by valuable Baroque and Roman artworks, donated as ex voto by a family from Popiglio who had moved to Rome, the Vannini.

There is also an organ, made in the 17th century by the pontifical organ-maker Giuseppe Testa.

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Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art

POPIGLIO - Piazza della Chiesa

This Museum, a branch of the Diocesan one in Pistoia, is divided in two sections:

The Oratory of Holy Sacrament Company and the Parish of Santa Maria Assunta.

The Chapel contains valuable religious vestments, from the whole Pistoia Mountains area, silverware and liturgical furnishing.
In the Romanesque Parish there are important paintings, including work by Sebastiano Vini from Verona and Giacinto Gimignani from Pistoia, the latter being the favourite painter of Pope Clemens IX, stylish sculptures and valuable goldsmith items, including Baroque artifacts from Rome.

OPENING HOURS 2024
From 6th July to 1st September: Saturday and Sunday, from 3.30 to 6.30 p.m.

For visits during extraordinary opening hours, please call the number +39 0573 638025.

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Castruccio Castracani Bridge and the old customs houses

From Popiglio Church Square you can walk along a medieval mule path to Castruccio Bridge, located in Làmbure. It used to be part of a procession pathway, starting from the village of Popiglio, to pray for good crops. It also used to mark the border between the provinces of Lucca and Pistoia, as testified by the old, recently restored, customs houses, currently fitted out as holiday farmhouse (Agriturismo Le Dogane). Being a trekking path, this route is always open. Suitable clothing is recommended.