Three Arrows, Dimezzano,Capitani di Parte Guelfa

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Dimezzano remained unchanged through the centuries, likely not tranformed by building speculations and this is itself a reason for visiting it. It can be considered a castle village because of the peculiar structure of the buildings composing it and the historiography involving it. The towers show clear signs of crumbles and thus make us think at the Edict of Giano della Bella against the Florentine magnates in 1290.
Dimezzano is the toponym used in the documents of "Capitani di Parte Guelfa", sometimes called the Castle of Dimezzano. It finds its origins in the Latin word Domitius, a road used by the Etruscans running from Chiusi to Strada (ad Stratam) and probably to Pisa. A side lane crossed by the Arno river, where today is Bagno a Ripoli, reaching Fiesole, Marzabotto and Felsina up to the Etruscan dodecapoli in the north of Italy.
Thus Dimezzano was one of the three towers built in the surroundings of Lucolena Castle; the other two were Torsoli ( turris solis: means tower of the sun) nowadays destroyed and Azzi, knocked down by Ubertini of Cortule (Gaville) in 1302. In the nearby church of San Cristoforo, also destroyed, was written the first known document mentioning Lucolena: it is a contract who Rachiberto, son of Azzo, wrote to renounce a piece of land of 12 "stiora" in favour of Azzo di Teuzzone, against three coins, in October 989 bc.
Furthermore in the tower of Dimezzano were driven 3 arrows into the wall (also mentioned by Repetti) , bringing to our mind cruel fights during the Middle Ages.
The points of those arrows have been found during the restoration work of the house of Domizio, immured under a serene stone's slab and today kept by the owner and undersigned. In Dimezzano is also visible an old Chapel still consecrated, dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie. Some of the information concerning Lucolena are contained in the documents of "Capitani di Parte Guelfa", kept in the Historical Record Office of Florence. The undersigned, sensitive to such historical value, has bound the necessary maintenance of the buildings in the castle-village to the restoration of this millenary tradition. Interesting to point out that recently was found a mention of "Locanda da Mario o Maris", on the way that links La Pescina to Dimezzano, which could probably be the Etruscan road called by Repetti " Di Sopprato"......

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