The Abbey of San Galgano
The Abbey of San Galgano
The Via Francigena is an ancient road and pilgrimage route running from the cathedral city of Canterbury in England, through France and Switzerland, to Rome and then to Apulia, Italy, where there were ports of embarkation for the Holy Land.
The Via Francigena is an ancient road and pilgrimage route running from the cathedral city of Canterbury in England, through France and Switzerland, to Rome and then to Apulia, Italy, where there were ports of embarkation for the Holy Land.
Chiusdino, being on the route and as a result of the increasing number of pilgrims, in 1220 construction commenced on the imposing Cistercian Abbey of San Galgano located directly below the Hermitage. It was the first Gothic building of Italy and over the centuries, represented an important road junction and reference point for travelers, pilgrims and people of all kinds in the Val di Merse. Nearby the abbey are the chapel or Eremo or Rotonda di Montesiepi (1185), the tomb of Saint Galgano and the purported site of his death in 1181, and the famous sword in the stone driven by Galgano Guidotti himself.
The abbey is only 5 mins drive from the property.
Chiusdino, being on the route and as a result of the increasing number of pilgrims, in 1220 construction commenced on the imposing Cistercian Abbey of San Galgano located directly below the Hermitage. It was the first Gothic building of Italy and over the centuries, represented an important road junction and reference point for travelers, pilgrims and people of all kinds in the Val di Merse. Nearby the abbey are the chapel or Eremo or Rotonda di Montesiepi (1185), the tomb of Saint Galgano and the purported site of his death in 1181, and the famous sword in the stone driven by Galgano Guidotti himself.
The abbey is only 5 mins drive from the property.
The Via Francigena is an ancient road and pilgrimage route running from the cathedral city of Canterbury in England, through France and Switzerland, to Rome and then to Apulia, Italy, where there were ports of embarkation for the Holy Land.
Chiusdino, being on the route and as a result of the increasing number of pilgrims, in 1220 construction commenced on the imposing Cistercian Abbey of San Galgano located directly below the Hermitage. It was the first Gothic building of Italy and over the centuries, represented an important road junction and reference point for travelers, pilgrims and people of all kinds in the Val di Merse. Nearby the abbey are the chapel or Eremo or Rotonda di Montesiepi (1185), the tomb of Saint Galgano and the purported site of his death in 1181, and the famous sword in the stone driven by Galgano Guidotti himself.
The abbey is only 5 mins drive from the property.
