The home of Tuscan terracotta and the peposo stew
In the hills just south of Florence, Impruneta has been producing terracotta for centuries from its iron-rich clay. The tiles of Brunelleschi's dome were made here, and today the kilns still turn out the classic Tuscan pots, jars for lemon trees and floor tiles, which you can see being shaped in the workshops.
The large central square is dominated by the Basilica of Santa Maria dell'Impruneta, a Marian sanctuary with two chapels by Michelozzo decorated with glazed terracottas by Luca della Robbia. The town is also the birthplace of peposo, a beef stew cooked for hours with red wine and lots of black pepper, said to have been eaten by the kiln workers building the dome.
Tip: in October the Festa dell'Uva brings floats and parades through the square; the Antica Fiera di San Luca, with horses and livestock, is one of the oldest fairs in Tuscany.
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