Sorana_(Pescia)

Sorana (Pescia)

Sorana (Pescia)

Village in Pescia, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

Sorana is a village (frazione) in the municipality of Pescia in the province of Pistoia in Tuscany, Italy.[1] It lies along the Pescia River [it] on the slope of Monte Petritulo in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains[1] about twelve kilometers from Montecatini Terme.[2] In 1994, it had 300 inhabitants.[2]: viii  The area is known for its production of the Sorana bean.[1]

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Sorana is one of the Ten Castella in the local area known as the Valleriana and nicknamed Svizzera Pesciatina [it].[3] The other castelle are Aramo, Castelvecchio, Fibbialla, Medicina, Pietrabuona, Pontito, San Quirico, Stiappa, and Vellano, plus an eleventh, Lignana, which is in ruins.[3] The castella villages are built from pietra serena stone.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Pescia, Comune di. "Sezione3 - Turismo - Valleriana: La Svizzera pesciatina e "Le Castella"". www.comune.pescia.pt.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  2. [2]
    Verreschi, Valdo (1994). I fagioli di Sorana (in Italian). SP 44. ISBN 9788885559202.
  3. [3]
    "The Ten Castella of Svizzera Pesciatina". The Italian Tribune. 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
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