Church of San Niccolo'

This is an elegant, small Romanesque-style church built in the 15th century. From 1440 it was the oratory of the Compagnia di S. Niccolò, which was founded by S. Bernardino of Siena.

It is about 15 m. long and 9 m. wide, and was altered in the 17th and 18th centuries. The coffered ceiling, which is well-preserved, underwent substantial restoration in 1768.

The graceful portico was restored around 1930. The loggia on the left is made up of six slim columns with corinthian capitals as bases. On the altar on the left there is a bust of St. Francis in terracotta by tbc Cortonese, Diego Paoletti, dated 1955. On the main altar there is the Gonfalon, one of Luca Signorelli's masterpieces, depicting the Deposition of Jesus in the Sepulchre, which was painted around 1510. On the left-hand wall there is another fresco by Signorelli, which was plastered over in 1768 and discovered in 1847. It is of The Madonna and Child surrounded by numerous saints. The watercolour on the wall in the entrance on the right is of S. Niccolò and is by Gino Severini. The three bells date back to 1430 and 1770 respectively, while the smallest and the highest bears no date.