ORCHE

The hamlet of Orche, formerly called Orca, is the homeland of the sailor Don Santo Antonmattei, who sailed to Central America and was knighted in Spain by King Ferdinand VI. He then retired to Livorno, where he opened the village school at his own expense. It was attended by 30 students in 1830, compared to 11 in 1974. The hamlet also contains the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, probably rebuilt in the 18th century on the foundations of an old chapel.