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Since ancient times Montelupo, which lies between Montalbano and the river Arno, has been an important cross-roads for communication between the Florentine area, the Apennine world and the Tyrrhenian coast. Its location and the presence of waterways helped to develop numerous craft activities, especially ceramics, which reached its greatest splendour in the course of the 15th and 16th centuries. This art is still alive in the numerous artistic ceramics workshops. Every year in the month of June there is the Festa Internazionale della Ceramica (International Ceramics Festival) where the area's history and traditions are re-enacted in a series of exhibitions and artistic events.
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Destinations close to Montelupo Fiorentino
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