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TThe farmhouse “Casabianca” is situated on the hill-crest which separates Valle di Chiana, sang in such a lively way by Dante, from Crete Senesi, wonderfully represented by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in Palazzo Comunale ... more »
The hills of the central territory of Rapolano are made up of Tertiary rocks, covered with banks of travertine and gravel, connected with a siliceous calcareous gluten. It was the abundance of travertine, together with the pr... more »
Already Signory of Asciano’s counts in the territory of the parish of Saint Vito in Versuris, in Torre a Castello. We have sure information about it already in 1115 after an offer of employers to the parson of Saint Vit... more »
This parish, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, is situated on the right of the provincial road Lauretana Antica, 5 km before Asciano. It is called “Pievina” probably because of the smallness of the church or be... more »
Montalceto, or MOUNT ALCETO, a castle in the Ombrone’s valley which is now destroyed, of which it rests only the tower on the top of the homonymous mount in the middle of a holm oak’ wood. The church of the Saints... more »
MONTAUTO GIUSEPPI. Farmhouse with parish church (Saint Andrea in Montauto), to which it is annexed the chapel of Saint Bartolomeo of the Casal de’Frati. It is on a hill of shell-shaped marl, surrounded by calanques, un... more »
Today it is the owner’s villa but in the past it was a castle and the administrative centre of the Community with a very ancient parish(San Vito in Versuris), for a long time at the centre of a dispute between the bisho... more »
MONTEMORI OF ASCIANO is situated on a promontory southwards, over the Ombrone valley. It is an ancient farmhouse with the annexed church of Santa Maria a Monte Mori of Asciano, from which we have an historical information fro... more »
Monteroni was'200 half of a modest village of the county of Siena. Its development was linked to the medieval and the expansion of international investment Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, which bought land around Montero... more »
MUCIGLIANI, between the valley of Arbia and that of the sienese Ombrone. It is a destroyed castle, replaced by few houses of farmers with parish church(Saint Andrew), near Vescona. It is on the top of one of the highest marl ... more »
Ancient Palace of the XVII century; we think that the structure was used also previously as a sighting tower. During the centuries a lot of modifications have been made and recently completed to use it as an historic residenc... more »
In the Middle Ages there was in Asciano a cloister of Monks of San Galgano, which had the most part of the lands in its country around the palace Monaci(in the past it was called “a’monaci), along the road for Chi... more »
In times past MONTE CONTIERI. It is a castle with a parish church(Saint John the Evangelist), on a clayed hillock along the provincial road which leads from Asciano to Chiusure and Monte Oliveto Maggiore, between the Ombrone(... more »
Castle reduced to castle and then farm with parish church (St. Peter the Apostle) located approximately 5 km west of Monteroni. It is located on a beach cretosa lining the right bank of the river Sorra, the affluent, along t... more »
RENCINE casaleche was a de'11 comunelli Community of Asciano latter is a little more than 3 km to the northwest. In it there has been historic because the Augustinian hermits of Siena there already owned assets in the thir... more »
GRANIA or GRANCIA OF CRETE, Casale with plebana church (St. Martin), about 9 kilometers northwest of Asciano.piaggia cretosa between Grania ditch that the wet ponenteed to the torrent Arbiola which passes from hand to the eas... more »
The village of Asciano has always had two suburbs outside the city walls, a siena north to south and one to Vadichiana. The north is called Camparboli and contrary to another had no building developments in recent periods. It... more »
The Terme di San Giovanni are 2 km from Rapolano in Sienna campaign. The center, formerly known between the fourth and fifth centuries d.c, had a peak nell'Ottocento. Today, restored and expanded with a modern structure compo... more »
Village already Castle with the parish church of St. Lorenzosi located about 5 km northwest of St. Giovanni d'Asso near the Church of Pava. It is located on a hill on the right of cretosa flood dell'Asso side in a valley. ... more »
Villa lordly which takes its name from his parish: S. FLORENZIO OF VESCONA, affiliated to pievina of Vescona, also known as St. John of Vescona. The villa, former castle of the Guinigi Scialenga whose property is witnessed b... more »
City that took its name from the church of St. plebana John Baptist in Corsano, a blind 7 km west of Monteroni. It is situated on a hillside that is an ultimate propagine northern mountain Cascianoa east of the river which ... more »
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