Quarrata

Quarrata is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 km west of Florence and about 10 km south of Pistoia.

Main sights

 * Propositura (church) of Santa Maria Assunta
 * Pieve (pleban church) of San Bartolomeo at Tizzana, one of the frazioni of the municipality. Nearby are remains, including a standing watch tower, of the medieval castle
 * Villa La Magia, an example of Medici villa
 * Fattoria Santonuovo, an 18th-century patrician villa
 * Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Vignole, characterized by a 14th-century bell tower

Sport
The British Cycling academy has made Quarrata its training base for a number of years and as a result a number of British cyclists make their home in Quarrata, including Mark Cavendish, Steve Cummings, and Geraint Thomas.

Twin towns

 * Vaslui, Romania
 * Agounit, Western Sahara