Pontito is the most remote hamlet of the municipality, 750 meters above sea level, located in the Forfora Valley near the source of the Pescia River. Home to Lazzaro Papi, historian, traveler to the East Indies, man of letters, and the first Italian translator of John Milton's Paradise Lost, Pontito has ancient origins: according to tradition, its name derives from a bridge built by Titus Augustus. From the perspective of preserving the ancient town, it was precisely this isolation that has produced the miraculous result of a medieval village preserved intact down to the smallest detail, entirely built of stone, without a single house repainted, single brick replaced, or building not at least a few centuries old. Today, a modern road leads to the town, but until fairly recently, only a winding mule track served as the means of connection between Pontito and the Pescia area.

How to see in PontitoSome of the houses are adorned with splendid stone portals. The town's typical shape is an inverted fan, with streets and houses forming concentric arches. At the apex of this "fan" is the parish church, built in Romanesque style but restored in 1497, dedicated to Saints Andrew and Lucy. In the upper part of town, you can still see some remains of the ancient fortress, the city walls, and the four gates known as "di Sopra," "di Sotto," "Michelina," and "a Lucca."