The ancient parish church Urceola, later known as the parish church of Saliceto from 1202, is first mentioned at the end of the 10th century and appears in numerous medieval sources as one of the 35 parishes of the Diocese of Luni. Its strategic location, along ancient communication routes and near an important crossing of the Magra River, favoured its role as a centre for worship and gathering for the local communities. The church, dedicated to the Saints Hippolytus and Cassian, extended its jurisdiction in the Middle Ages over a vast territory in the upper Magra valley and that of the Gordana stream, between Pontremoli and Zeri. After the construction of the nearby Sanctuary of SS. Annunziata at the end of the 14th century, the role of the Pieve di Saliceto gradually began to diminish. The original church has been radically transformed over the centuries, and little remains visible of the ancient structure. However, recent restoration work has brought the Romanesque apse area back to its former glory, still showing externally the stone cobble masonry. The current building is the result of a late Baroque renovation: internally, it is divided into three naves by pillars that support vaulted ceilings and is decorated with frescoes featuring architectural motifs. Inside the apses, the glass flooring reveals the results of archaeological research completed in 2002. Visible are the structures of the ancient side apses, part of the main apse and a burial site which testify to the history of one of the most important religious buildings in the upper Lunigiana.