Church of San Francesco

Built at the end of the 13^th century on the ancient church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, it stands on the highest place in the city, where it was certainly a Roman temple. The gabled façade is adorned with an elegant rounded polystyle portal, with foliated capitals in marble.

The interior, with a single nave, was completely renovated in the 18th century; you can admire paintings by Dono Doni and Ascensidonio Spacca. A small door on the right leads to an inner chapel with frescoes dating back to the 16th century. Next to the altar, in a chapel, there is a stone on which San Francesco placed his feet when he preached to the birds in Pian d’Arca. The second chapel on the right, perhaps a work by Galeazzo Alessi, preserves a beautiful 15^th century tabernacle; the small dome is adorned with glazed earthenware attributed to Santi Buglioni.