Between Umbria and Tuscany: religious itineraries across the Nestore Valley
Discovering the history of this valley among villages, churches, parish churches, towers and abbeys
Crossed by a 20-km stretch of the river from which it takes its name, the Nestore Valley has been and is still an important border and transitional territory between Umbria and Tuscany and, bordering the municipality of Città di Castello, it is an ideal bridge with the Tuscan lands, with which it had enjoyed fruitful economic and artistic exchanges. The itinerary leading to the Valdichiana mixes nature, history and architecture: villages, churches, parish churches, towers and abbeys testify to the illustrious past of this valley and its still living reality.
The first town along the itinerary is Trestina whose church is devoted to San Donato, who at the end of 7th century was chosen as patron saint of the Lombard militias. After Trestina, a kilometre further along Provincial Road 104, a road on the right side leads to the hill where the Basilica della Madonna del Transito of Canoscio and the Parish Church of Saints Cosma and Damiano are located.