routes / In the mountains
Sacred Art trail- Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese
In Popiglio, a charming hamlet on the Pistoia Mountain
San Marcello Piteglio
A journey into the sacred art and popular religiosity of the Pistoia Mountains. An opportunity to discover the hamlet of Popiglio.
Stages Itinerary
Diocesan Museum of Religious Art
San Marcello Piteglio
stage 1
Diocesan Museum of Religious Art
This Museum, a branch of the Diocesan one in Pistoia, is divided in two sections: the chapel of Compagnia del SS. Sacramento and the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta. The Chapel contains valuable religious vestments, from the Pistoia Mountains area, silverware and liturgical furnishing. In the Romanesque Pieve 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. (Piazza della Chiesa, Popiglio, San Marcello Piteglio).
Sacred Art worship teaching hub
San Marcello Piteglio
stage 2
Sacred Art worship teaching hub
The teaching hub, with small looms, is the ideal place to try some practical activities: assisted by a skilled master weaver, you can experiment with the ancient art of weaving and produce colourful creations. (Via delle Corti, Popiglio, San Marcello Piteglio).
