Category: 6. History, Art and Culture

The village of Gallina is an old farming village, built as a place where pilgrims could rest, since it is positioned at the point where the via Cassia coincides with the old via Francigena. This...

Monticchiello is the only village in the municipality of Pienza, in the province of Siena. Is a typical medieval village nestled in the Tuscan countryside, situated 500 meters above sea level.   Main sight One...

Bagno Vignoni is one of the most picturesque and best preserved medieval villages in Tuscany. Located in Val D’orcia, nestled in a picturesque landscape and world famous vineyards,is part of the municipality of San Quirico...

The Poggio Civitella Hill is one of the few examples of Etruscan preserved fortress and it is also open to visitors. Today,are still visible some houses with dirt floors mostly, walls of irregular stones bound...

The first note of the existence of a monastery of San Pietro at Asso is an important and famous documentary source, a series of papers written between the years 714 and 715 a.d., when in Italy reigned...

The Church, dedicated to Saint Anne, mother of Mary (mother of Jesus), was completed and consecrated in 1517, keeping its original features in later centuries. The Interior of the Church has a Latin cross...

Along the ancient via francigena or romea on the right bank of the Asso we can find the town of Torrenieri. The entire village of Torrenieri belong to the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino. The...

Sarteano is particularly important from the historical point of view. Located between Val d’Orcia and Valdichiana, the area of Sarteano has been inhabited for thousands of years. For this reason, Sarteano has a very...

The existence of the fortress of Radicofani is documented since 978, although antecedents and origins date back to Carolingian times, when it was purchased by the monks of Abbadia San Salvatore. The castle was...

The Abbazia di San Salvatore or Abbadia San Salvatore is an abbey in the town of Abbadia San Salvatore, Tuscany, Italy. The traditional account of its origin indicates that the Lombard king Ratchis founded...