From a distance the structure that characterizes the village of Poppi is undoubtedly the Castle of the Counts Guidi (or Praetorian Palace), which, with its massive structure dominates the town on the hilltop, but the town is very beautiful even for its porches. Poppi's history dates back to the twelfth century when it became the main residence of the Counts Guidi, in 1440 it came under the dominion of Florence. 

Poppi Castle was first built in the twelfth century, but then rebuilt in the thirteenth century. On the front door of the castle overlooking a stone lion of 1447, is certainly worth a visit inside the castle, which is accessed via a scenic courtyard with coats of arms of Florentine vicars and a beautiful staircase. On the first floor are the Rilliana Library full of hundreds of medieval manuscripts and incunabula, and a large hall; on the second floor is a beautiful frescoed chapel, the Chapel of the Counts with a fourteenth-century cycle of frescoes attributed to Taddeo Gaddi, a pupil of Giotto, and some other rooms. The nearby Augustinian Monastery (16th century) keeps valuable terracotta by Della Robbia. 

Walking along the town should visit the small church with a dome of Madonna del Morbo (1657-1705) set in beautiful location in the center of a square and lined with arcades that characterize the town. On one side is the church of San Marco and Lorenzo (17th century). Along the beautiful arcades of Via Cavour (to the right coming from the castle), we arrive at the Abbey of San Fedele (1185-1195), which preserves valuable works of thirteenth-sixteenth centuries, including works by Francesco Morandini (called the Poppi), the Maestro della Maddalena and the school of Giotto. The crypt containing the remains of San Torello, a saint native of Poppi (1202-1282). 

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