Museo dell'Arte della Lana - Lanificio di Stia


For centuries the attractive town of Stia on the banks of the Staggia river (a tributary of the Arno), was the centre of the Casentino's famous wool industry. This museum, dedicated to 'the art of wool making', is located in a restored historic wool mill that stopped production in 2000.


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