Montemerano
Montemerano is an ancient agricultural center situated on a beautiful hilltop, covered with olive trees.
Within its walls, Montemerano maintains the look of an ancient medieval castle with it’s antique streets and quaint, charming little houses. One of the town’s most impressive monuments is it’s parish church. The church is richly covered in works dating to the 14th century, including the uniquely beautiful piece, “Virgin della Gattaiola,” which sits above it’s altar.
In the past this painting was placed on a barn door which had a small opening to let in cats, thus giving the painting the name “della gattaiola”(“of the catdoor”)
