At the foot of the hill of Montecarlo, on the road leading to Pescia, rises the ancient Parish Church of San Piero in Campo cited in a ninth-century parchment; the present church ‘dates back to the XII century’, is a genuine example of Romanesque Church with three naves
The place is named after the church, built between 1634 and 1642, in thanksgiving after the plague of 1630-31
Montecarlo: fortified medieval village dominating the plain of Lucca.
Set on an isolated hill at 162 above sea level. in the province of Lucca, Montecarlo is located almost halfway between Lucca and Montecatini Terme amd between Florence and Pisa