Discover Molinelli: Acquedotto Vasariano, Culture and Landscape

Open Space and Horse-Related Activities

The Molinelli municipal football field has a grass surface, regular goals and measures 40 × 70 m. It can be used freely. The field can be reached via Via delle Conserve as far as the intersection with Via di Cognaia. This provides a specifically described location for planning your own activity.

Scuderia Pan offers activities in which visitors can get to know horses, learn basic ethology, lead horses by the halter and groom their coats and manes. Ethology is the study of animal behavior. Here, the term remains connected with getting to know and practically handling horses. If you are looking for variety between exercise and an animal experience, this offering provides a different focus from the football field.

The Acquedotto Vasariano in Molinelli

The Acquedotto Vasariano was completed in 1603 by the architect Gherardo Mechini. A route beginning in Molinelli leads to an open section with 52 arches that support the elevated water conduit up to the Fortezza Medicea. For visitors interested in cultural history, the appeal of this site lies in the connection between architectural history, water conveyance and a visibly preserved structure.

The Conserve of the Acquedotto Vasariano are barrel-vaulted basins used to collect and purify water. Further along Via delle Conserve lies the Conserva Grande; behind its entrance, it can be identified by a wooden cross. The Conserve still have their original stone entrances. The coats of arms of the Fraternita dei Laici, now illegible, were once located on them.

Museums and Palaces in the Immediate Surroundings

La Grande Art Gallery is a museum in the immediate surroundings of Molinelli. Palazzo Pretorio is a palace in the immediate surroundings of Molinelli. Palazzo Fraternità dei Laici is also a palace in these immediate surroundings. The Museo Diocesano Arezzo is another museum in the immediate surroundings of Molinelli.

Mountains, a Garden and a Technical Detail

Monte Corneta, Monte Castiglion Maggio and Monte Civitella are mountains in the surroundings of Molinelli. Villa Severi is a garden in the surroundings of Molinelli. Near the Molinelli football field, at the Torrente Castro, there is a Smiraglio, that is, a ventilation shaft. This technical term refers to a specific structural component and complements the landscape names with an indication of infrastructure.

If you are planning your trip to Italy with a stay in Molinelli, you can decide in advance what focus you want when choosing a hotel or other accommodation: historic water architecture, museums and palaces, or the landscape sites in the surrounding area.

Further Places for Travel Planning

Poggiola, Ranco Di Frassineto, Palazzo Del Pero, Quarata, Antria, San Firenze-Fonte Di Sala, Chiassa, Ruscello

To the higher-level travel overview: Arezzo.