Category: 6. History, Art and Culture

San Giovanni d’Asso is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Florence and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Siena in...

The name comes from the Latin “Bonus Conventus” that means, happy place, lucky. The first historical evidence taht we have, is dated 1100, but surely the most important fact occurred in 1313 when, on 24 August, maybe not...

Documented since 1081,the church looks like a fortified body, with the typical features of the Sienese 13th-14th century military architecture; on one side, is situated the Church. On this side, made of brick, like most of the complex,...

The healing properties of the mineral waters of this city of Chianciano were already appreciated by the Etruscans and Romans, who had occupied the area by building a major population Center. Chianciano Terme is...

  After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it developed as a religious center under the Lombards. In the 12th century it was repeatedly attacked by the Republic of Siena, which the Poliziani...

The building, erected in 1665, was built to commemorate an image of the Virgin,which, according to tradition, had miraculous qualities. The plastered façade is enriched by refined decorative bricks.The interior, has a Latin Cross...

The name “Torrita“ appears for the first time on a Amiata code of 1037. The Castle subject to sovereignty and defense of the Republic of Siena, was protected by a city wall with square...

The Hermitage is reduced to a ruin.Today, only remain traces of pilasters and capitals supporting the arch placed in the middle of the aisle. It was a major centre of the Augustinians; its construction dates...

The small chapel stands on the edge of the village of Befa. You do not know the exact date of its Foundation, but the presence of a triptych of 15th-century Sienese school might give the...

The church is called “pieve vecchia“ in order to distinguish it from that of San Fortunato. The building is preceded by a three-arched brick Atrium; the Interior has a unique plant, maintains the three-century altars of white...