Category: 6. History, Art and Culture

The first memory of the church dates back to 1224. In 1578 he assumed the title of Pieve. Although it has been the object of many interventions, it still shows Romanesque characteristics, is infcat...

Santa Maria dello Spino Parish church is a sacred building located near Monticchiello, in the town of Pienza,in the Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza. In 1500 it was very deteriorated, and was rebuilt, as attested by...

It was erected on the commission of the Marquis Ferdinando Pieri Nerli, who in 1859 entrusted the project to the architect Giulio Rossi. Following the death of the latter (October 1861) was completed by...

The Renaissance building was built on the site of an ancient church of early Christian origin dedicated to St. Mary and later, around the year 1000, within the walls of Castellane, in San Biagio....

Followers of the order of the Benedictines, the Olivetan founded their monastery in 1313 when Bernardo Tolomei (1272-1348) constituted a religious community with the name of the congregation of Santa Maria di Monte Oliveto,...

Montisi is an ancient castle of the valley of the Asso, on the flanks of the chain of mountains, it is remembered since 1100 as one of the fortified lands of the Sienese countryside....

The origins of Castelmuzio are to be found in the Etruscan-Roman period: In fact, in its vicinity, were found the remains of a temple dedicated to the goddess Isis, sacred to the Etruscans. The...

The Museum is located in the former Bishop’s Palace and the adjacent building in the charming village of Murlo. Here are preserved numerous archaeological finds from the territory including, in addition to the necropolis...

After 10 years of excavations,the wide archaeological area of Pava was opened in 2014 in the Val d’asso,in the village of Pava. Since 2004 this area has been the place of numerous archaeological excavations by the Department of...

It is one of the most significant architectural monuments of Romanesque style and a significant example of monastic building of the early twelfth century. The magnificence of the church is enhanced by the surrounding...