Location: Province of Siena
Top Things to do in Province of Siena
Top 10 Sacred & Religious Sites in Province of Siena, Tuscany
The Province of Siena (Italian: Provincia di Siena) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena.
Restaurants in Province of Siena
1. Monastero di Bose - Fraternita di Cellole
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5.0 based on 7 reviews
2. Abbazia di San Salvatore
3. Romitorio di Pienza
4. Cappella di Piazza
5. Eremo di San Leonardo al Lago
6. Chiesa di San Marcellino in Colle
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
7. Battistero di San Giovanni
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4.5 based on 873 reviews
Reviewed By belleretraite - Montreal, Canada
a lot of people miss the visit of the Battistero because even though the entry fee is included on the same ticket as the Duomo , the Battistero is a separate building accessible by descending steps at the back of the Cathedral . The outside is very nice but the inside is striking , specially the ceiling !
8. Church of Sant'Agostino
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4.5 based on 338 reviews
Reviewed By awanderingweb - Calgary, Canada
This small church is beautiful with incredible frescos. It is nearby to a small square with quaint restaurants. This is a quieter area of San Gimignano as the main square is very busy with tourists. It is worth the walk to visit this church.
9. Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
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4.5 based on 937 reviews
Reviewed By Toscoantico - Pisa, Italy
With my family we visited the abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in September 2020 during our holidays in Val d'Orcia and this place, together with others such as the Temple of San Biagio, the Chapel of Vitaleta, the abbey of Sant ' Antimo, the gentle hills with the little big gems on the top, will remain one of the most beautiful images in my mind. The abbey is located in a pine forest with beautiful surroundings, the structure itself is very beautiful and the atmosphere is very serene. The abbey is still functioning according to the Benedictine rule and therefore it is not possible to visit it entirely but the part that can be visited is definitely worth. In addition, the visit is free, a non-binding offer may be requested. The Cloister of the Abbey contains the most important work of art of the complex, a cycle of frescoes on the stories of San Benedetto painted both by Luca Signorelli (the first 8 lunettes 1497-1498) and by Antonio Bazzi known as Sodoma, a curious nickname , (the remaining 26 lunettes painted after 1505). You can also visit the church, the refectory, the library and the pharmacy of the monastery plus a small exhibition of paintings from various periods. Serenity, History, Art and Harmony, Val d'Orcia at its best.
10. Abbazia di San Galgano
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4.5 based on 2,803 reviews
Reviewed By Tualie - Varese, Italy
We decided to have a stop here, thinking we could make it in half hour (because we thought that it was ONLY the abandoned abbey in the middle of nowhere) but as 1st timers we did some mistakes. Any normal visit, may take 1.5 hours, because looking a place to park the car, figure out where to go, buy the tickets, pictures, contemplation time, drinks and toilets easily is gone the hour or more for both places (abbey and chapel). To start, if coming with own transport, the area addresses everybody to park in the huge parking lot where there are tourist buses (the left side) this one is fine if have plenty time; a small tip (to save some walking time); if going to the chapel to see the similar Excalibur keep driving forward through the cypresses road and park by the chapel; then to visit the abbey, drive back and get the road to the abbey, there is a restaurant bar with parking places. It is said that St. Galgano was born in the area (town of Chiusdino) and lived lavishly; after a couple of celestial visions involved with Archangel Michael, he started to change in favour of a humble life of prayer and isolation. While he was looking some wood to plant a cross, he plunged the sword in the ground since then nobody could removed it. When he died in XII century, the chapel was built in his honor and a number of miracles were reported; a century later, the cross-shaped abbey was built by Cistercian monks in his memory, lived for century and decayed. P.S. The chapel is another attraction listed, the Eremo di Montesiepi
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