Fucecchio

Fucecchio is located in the lower Valdarno, on the right bank of the River Arno, bordering the province of Pisa, close to damp that bears his name. His name is already well known since 1027 as Ficicclo, Ficecli and Ficecchio of Latin derivation ficetulum signified that "forest of fig plants, place figs. The territory is the same which gave birth to the writer and journalist Indro Montanelli and Arturo Checchi renowned painter and a commercial and industrial centre Among the special features is an interesting tourist colourful flowering of Corpus Christi that is carried out on Sunday, Corpus Christi and the Palio Contradas of which is played the second Sunday of May.