21Nov 0 Badia a Passignano Posted By: Anna Maria Baldini 40 Top Sights of Tuscany, Abbeys and Churches of Tuscany, Chianti, Italy, History and Culture of Tuscany, Sights of Chianti, Tuscany travel guide Badia a PassignanoA visit to the Abbey of Passignano Badia a Passignano. According to tradition, a monastery was founded at Passignano by Sichelmo in 890. An Abbey (Badia) was established 1049 as a consequence of the Vallombrosan monastic reforms, and took the form of a quadrangular fortified structure with corner towers. The original buildings have been greatly modified and much of the present appearance of the monastery results from a 19 C reconstruction as a “castle”. After a period of secular occupation, the monastery is once more occupied by a tiny community of vallumbrosan monks and may be visited on some Sunday afternoons when a guide is available. Worth a visit. More about Badia a Passignano. Here are some similar topics: Badia a Coltibuono Badia a Coltibuono was founded in 1051 by monks of the Benedictine Vallombrosan Order who also began planting the first vineyards in the Upper Chianti area. In 1810, when Tuscany was under Napoleonic rule, the monks were forced to leave… Read More » Pieve di San Polo in Rosso One of the most photogenic and interesting mediaeval parish churches in an area rich with romanesque parish churches is the Pieve (parish church) of San Polo in Rosso which dates back to the 12 C. The name of the church… Read More » Brolio Castle Brolio Castle is a nineteenth century Gothic revival structure built on the foundations of an important fort originating in the 10 C. During Medici times, Brolio Castle was greatly modified with the addition of some of the first anti-cannon bastions… Read More » Sant’Antimo – the Abbey of Sant’Antimo near Montalcino The Abbey of Sant'Antimo (Abbazia di Sant'Antimo) is an extremely beautiful romanesque church and monastery located at in Castelnuovo dell'Abate near (10 km) Montalcino in a lovely rural setting. Sant'Antimo was formerly an important Benedictine monastery in part due to… Read More » Volpaia Volpaia is a well-restored mediaeval village located in central Chianti. Part of the walls and two of the original six towers of Volpaia are preserved, the largest of the two housing the Castello di Volpaia wine shop and osteria. Volpaia… Read More »
