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Castel San Niccolò

Castel San Niccolò is a municipality in the Casentino, in the province of Arezzo, set along the valley of the Solano stream. Its castle, documented since at least 1029, was the residence of the Guidi counts and later of the Florentine podestà; today it is a private home, and its clock tower still watches over the valley. All around, small stone hamlets such as Cetica, home to the Charcoal Burner's Ecomuseum, tell of a mountain tradition made of forests, chestnuts and ancient trades. Behind the village rises the Pratomagno massif, which separates the Casentino from the Valdarno: CAI trails climb through beech woods and grassy ridges to the Rifugio Secchieta and the Croce del Pratomagno, with views across all of Tuscany. A short distance away you will also find the Foreste Casentinesi, one of Italy's most richly wooded national parks. A perfect village for anyone looking for a stone house or a farmhouse immersed in the Tuscan countryside. Le Case di Reno stays by your side from the first viewing to the final deed of sale.