Category: 6. History, Art and Culture

The first consistent archaeological testimonies date the first settlement in the area to the Iron Age, with rich funerary goods starting from the VIII century BC. The Etruscan city of Clevsi, which later became...

The necropolis of Poggio Renzo was already used during the Iron Age (IX-VIII sec. BC), as evidenced by the excavations carried out in 1872-73 during which were brought to light some well tombs with...

The Church is a Romanesque building with three naves divided by square pillars; the arches situated on the right side were constructed in a later phase,while the oldest part is the cylindrical bell tower.   geographic coordinates  

The Museum of Torture in Montepulciano is a real journey to the discovery of human cruelty. A unique exhibition for its reading key and with a strong impact on visitors: in the rooms of...

  A few steps from the village of Cetona you can visit the naturalistic archaeological Park of Belverde, that is an excellent opportunity to learn historical and archaeological notions immersed in a landscape surrounded...

The abbey and Church of the Holy trinity of Spinetta, commonly known as the Abbey of Spinetta, is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1085, located in “Spinetta” in the town of Sarteano. The Abbey...

The imposing brick structure dates back to the fourteenth century and consists of two separate blocks with a shoe base, while in the south rises the most recent buildings attributable to the XVI century...

The Church of San Lorenzo was born as a religious centre of the castle and the village of Vergelle in the medieval period. Originally it was a subsidiary of the nearby Pieve di Pava,...

The castle was built in medieval times, and right around the time they were made the walls that surround the village. The work was completed at the beginning of the 13th century. In the...

Santa Maria a Lamula is an important and ancient Romanesque church.   The church is linked to a legend that a mule knelt in front of the church portal, to pay homage to the...