Truciolo Museum

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Truciolo Museum

The Museum of the Treccia, recently built, is housed within the ancient Chiavica of Villarotta which dates back to 1484. Inside the local space, where there is an original fireplace of the fifteenth century, are placed machinery (lathe and chip remover machines) with which the 'caioli' were obtained from the poplar logs, then given to the women to make some tresses. From the braids, the traditional straw hats were obtained by sewing, so Villarotta became famous in the 18th century as the "Villa dei Cappelli" (Villa of the hats). 

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Parish Church of San Giorgio


It was probably built at the end of the 11th century, in Romanesque style, and renovated several times. It was rebuilt from 1676 in Baroque style - except for the apse, which is still Romanesque. In 2000, crypt excavations led to several findings, such as capitals, columns and frescoes from the original Romanesque building and shards dating back to the previous period. Inside, it preserves some 16th-century paintings, such as the altarpiece portraying the “Vergine col Bambino tra S. Giorgio e S. Girolamo” (Giuliesca School) modeled after a sketch by Giulio Romano kept in the Louvre Museum.