Dating back to the 13th century, the church has a rectangular floor plan and two side additions. The Bell Tower is sailing with final structure in wrought iron for the bells. In this church were originally present the 15th-century...
The castle of Poggio alle Mura, now famous with the name of Banfi Castle, was born in the early medieval period prior to the year 1000 and developed significantly since the second half of the...
There is no certain information about the birth of the town, although some sources report that already existed in 715: in that year, as a result of a quarrel between the Bishop of Arezzo...
Abbazia di Sant’Antimo The most important monuments of the country are: Abbey of Sant’Antimo and the parish church of Saint Philip and James.The abbey of Sant’ Antimo is located in the small valley that lies in...
Located in the foothills north of monte Amiata at an average height of 930 metres a s.l. represents the highest village around the Amiata area and possesses religious buildings dating back to the 11th century. From his...
The first document about the existence of Campiglia is dated 973 a.d. Today the country preserves the urban setting received before the year 1000 and therefore has great historical value It still preserves the South Gate of...
The origins of Contignano are ancient and definitely prior to the construction of Abbadia San Salvatore, Monte Amiata (979). Some scholars believe that a Roman villa, dating back to the 2nd-3rd century,was the first...
Fortified settlement of Bibbiano Properties of Guiglieschi when Emperor Henry III in 1051,Then Bibbiano passed it to the counts of Siena, and in 1197 they gave it to the Sienese Republic Cacciaconti that provided for...
Lucignano is a nice fortified village with a circular plant, which has kept most of the original medieval architecture. To precede the entrance, into the village, from the sienese door, there is a brick...
Remembered since the beginning of the 10th century, after the restoration in 1933,the church returned to Romanesque style, with a single nave ending in a semicircular apse. The big three transverse arches of the nave are...
