Buti
Buti is a municipality of the Province of Pisa in the Tuscany region of Italy with 5810 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).
Geography
The village of Buti is located about 30 km east of Pisa and 60 km west of Florence, in a valley on the eastern slopes of Mount Pisano in the climatic classification of Italian communities in the zone D, GG 1674.
It consists of the districts Buti ( main town, about 2100 inhabitants) and Le Cascine Croce (21 meters altitude, about 3000 inhabitants).
The neighboring municipalities are Bientina, Calci, Cpannori ( LU) and Vicopisano.
History and Economics
Buti is of Roman origin. Written mentioned the place was first in the Middle Ages to the year 1000. He lay long in the center of the conflict between Pisa, Lucca and Florence, and was destroyed several times. In the field, numerous fortifications, of which the Castel Tonini is still preserved were.
In the past, Buti was known for the tradition of basketry. Today the church is primarily center for the production of high quality olive oil, which has here a centuries-old tradition of the witness many oil mills. In addition, has benefited from the beautiful surroundings of the place, the tourism gained great importance.
Culture and sights
Above the village rises the medieval fortress Castel Tonini, the old town is filled with palaces dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, during which. Significant is the frescoed ornate Palazzo Tonini ( Medicean Villa ), which was built by the Medici in 1550.
Churches
- Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista ( baroque, expanded in the early 20th century. , And rebuilt )
- Chiesa di San Francesco (Romanesque )
- Chiesa dell'Ascensione (13th century, Romanesque )
Theater
The theater Francesco di Bartolo dates from 1842. It is an original miniature replica of a typical Italian theater of the time ( for example, La Scala in Milan ), with 25 boxes in two rows and 220 seats. It was used in the 19th century to entertain the local nobility, and was opened in 1987 after a long closure and rehabilitation works. The theater maintains, in addition to modern forms, the traditional sung popular theater in the area, the " Maggio ".
Regular events
- Palio di Sant'Antonio (first Sunday after 17 January). Horse race ( Palio ) modeled after the Palio di Siena, with relocation of the contrada in medieval robes.
- Sagra of the frog ( Cascine di Buti, in June )
- Sagra of chestnut (third Sunday in October)
Sons and daughters of the town
- Francesco di Bartolo ( Francesco da Buti) ( 1324-1406 ) commentator of the Divina Comedia
- Cesare Del Cancia (1915-2011 in Pontedera), cyclist
- Icilio Felici (1891-1965), Catholic writer