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Archaeological Museum of
Gonfienti
The Archaeological Museum of Gonfienti is housed in the monumental complex of the Rocca Strozzi.
The Rocca di Campi Bisenzio represents the clearest and most evocative testimony of the city's late medieval past, and its particular architectural conformation as an actual castle, with its dominant position on the Bisenzio river, extends its value beyond territorial borders.
Today, thanks to archaeological excavations, we know that along this river, in a portion of the plain between Campi Bisenzio and Prato, extensive human settlements have developed since the Middle Bronze Age (mid 2nd millennium BC).
In Etruscan times, around the middle of the 6th century B.C., plans were made for the construction of a newly founded town near Gonfienti, which was found between the two municipalities.
The area experienced a new development during Roman times due to the presence of the Roman roads Cassia and Clodia, very important communication routes.
The Rocca seemed to be the most suitable venue for retracing the memories of the life and art of this part of the plain, which is bordered by the pre-Apennines and the Montalbano mountain range