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              Ricchi is located in the hamlet of Cercina, 
              a few kilometres outside Florence. In the past, Cercina was an important 
              cultural centre. The Church of Sant’Andrea a Cercina, once 
              known as "S. Gerusalem in Cercina", is one of the most 
              important and oldest churches of the entire Florentine diocese; 
              its history goes back to the Lombards. A Renaissance portico and 
              unusual bell tower, believed to date back to the year 1000, complete 
              its rustic elegance. 
             
            The Castiglione Castle, in Cercina, (erge) is erected on a hilltop 
              (450 m) from which it dominates the town and valley. From its glorious 
              past remain the name, the memories, the tower and the outside walls. 
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