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Antica Farmacia
Asciano
The old Pharmacy was founded in 1795 by the Francini Naldi family, which has always been r...

Antica Fornacetta
Asciano
One of the many little kilns was recently found by accident in the neighborhood of Cocciai...

Antica via Bartolenga
Asciano
Until the first half of the 1400s, this ancient road corresponded to the urban path of the...
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Antiche scuderie
Asciano
The buildings now known as "The Grand Duke's Horse Stables" were constructed...

Antiporto di Camollia
Siena
Il cosiddetto Antiporto di Camollia è una fortificazione situata in Piazza Saracini...

Biblioteca Monastica di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
Asciano
The Library room, commissioned by Abbot Francesco Ringhieri in 1515, was designed by ...
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Cantina Storica del monastero
Asciano
The Olivetan monks dedicated themselves to agricultural activity as a direct source of liv...

Casa natale di Amos Cassioli
Asciano
This three-story building has no particular architectural features and was built using sto...

Cippo di Azelio Laschi, Partigiano
Asciano
The memorial stone was erected on the precise spot where, on 10 June 1944, the seventeen-y...

Cocciaio, fornaci e botteghe di ceramica
Asciano
Via Dei Vasari, Copperia, Cocciaio: certain local place names still in use or still ...

Consorzio Agrario
Asciano
To the south of the historical center, during the Fascist regime, was envisioned in the 19...
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Ex Casa del Fascio
Asciano
Scheduled within the city's expansion plan drawn up in 1934, the House of the Fascist ...
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Ex Convento di S. Agostino
Asciano
This convent was clearly documented as early as the first half of the 14th century, thanks...

Ex Convento di San Francesco
Asciano
Its construction on the ruins of an old castle seems to date back to the early 14th centur...

Ex convento di San Galgano
Asciano
Heirs of the Benedictine tradition, the monks of San Galgano managed many local properties...

Ex Pretura e Carceri
Asciano
The building was constructed in 1854 as the local courthouse and jail. Its location,...
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Fortezza Medicea
Montepulciano
The Medici Fortress is located on the highest part of town. It was built by the Sienese in...

Fortezza Medicea
Siena
La Fortezza Medicea fu fatta ereggere nel 1560 da Cosimo I de' Medici, signore di Firenze,...
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Lapide a ricordo di Pierino Papini e del suo eroismo
Asciano
The commemorative stone of Pierino Papini was placed on the corner of the reconstructed bu...

Lapide caduti della Grande Guerra all'interno di San Vito in Versuris
Asciano
I primi due nominativi sono relativi a campagne d'Africa precedenti la Grande Guerra: ...

Lapide Caduti in guerra di Torre a Castello
Asciano
The plaque is located at the beginning of the driveway that leads to the parish church. ...
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Lapide commemorativa dell'eccidio del Poggiarone
Asciano
"In memory of an incomprehensible and useless massacre Following an American air a...

Lapide dedicata ai Ferrovieri Caduti nella Grande Guerra
Asciano
The headstone is still placed above the central external door of the Asciano Scalo Station...

Logge del Papa
Siena
Le Logge vennero costruite per volontà dal ponteficie Pio II Piccolomini per farne ...

Loggia della Mercanzia
Siena
La Loggia della Mercanzia è una che sorge sul retro di Piazza del Campo, nella cosi...

Monumento ai caduti
Asciano
Shortly after the end of World War I, the citizens of Asciano felt the need to immortalize...

Monumento ai caduti di Chiusure
Asciano
Brick covered structure on the front and sides of the travertine worked with architectural...

Monumento ai Partigiani caduti
Asciano
Monument to the Partisans of Asciano and their fallen. Its shape is significant of what ha...

Mura di cinta del borgo
Asciano
The still visible walls around Asiano date from 1234. They were built by the Siennese once...
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P01 - Porta Senese o del Bianchi
Asciano
The Porta Senese takes its name from the city to which it leads via the road called the La...

P02 - Porta Occidentale o Porta del Comune
Asciano
Synthetic History 1342 - 1352 probable construction as it belongs to the third high circl...

P03 - Porticciola o Porta delle Fonti
Asciano
It was a secondary access to the medieval village, opened near a washhouse outside the wal...

P04 - Porta Massini: resti
Asciano
Porta Massini, also known as Porta Valdichiana, consisted of a massive square-shaped build...

P05 - Porta Orientale
Asciano
Synthetic History 1342 - 1352 probable construction as it belongs to the third high circl...

Palazzo Bucelli
Montepulciano
Descending Piazza Grande, on the right, at number 81, stands the Palace, that in 1700 beca...

Palazzo Chigi Saracini
Siena
Il palazzo fu costruito dalla famiglia ghibellina dei Marescotti verso la metà del...

Palazzo comunale
Siena
Il Palazzo Comunale di Siena (detto anche Palazzo Pubblico) è il palazzo costruito ...

Palazzo Comunale ex Palazzo Pretorio
Torrita di Siena
The architecture of the palace and its tower date back to 1200, but in later centuries hav...

Palazzo Comunale ex Palazzo Pretorio
Montepulciano
It ‘s located in the heart of Montepulciano, in Piazza Grande. It’s a three st...
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Palazzo Del Monte
Montepulciano
The building is the only one for which you have some news about the construction and autho...

Palazzo del Podesta'
Asciano
This building, originally the biggest tower in the town walls, was for at least three cent...

Palazzo Nobili
Montepulciano
Il Palazzo è uno dei più noti e studiati di Montepulciano. Perla dell'archit...

Palazzo Petrucci, detto del Magnifico
Siena
The Palace of the Magnificent residence of Pandolfo Petrucci, is located between Piazza Sa...

Palazzo Piccolomini
Siena
Il palazzo è uno dei pochi edifici in puro stile rinascimentale fiorentino. Venne ...

Palazzo Pretorio
Sinalunga
Testo: Pretorio Palace In the historical center , rises the bell tower of the medieval Pr...

Palazzo Salimbeni
Siena
Nel 1959 il Monte dei Paschi di Siena decide di dare un nuovo assetto alla sua sede storic...

Palazzo Spannocchi
Asciano
The mansion Palazzo Spannocchi, in the Prato zone, sits where once the Loreto Way split in...
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Palazzo Tolomei
Asciano
The architecture of the Asciano residence of the Tolomei family is characterized by a trav...

Palazzo Tolomei
Siena
Palazzo Tolomei costituisce un bell'esempio di dimora civile del Duecento ed è il ...

Panca dei Prodotti Tipici Locali
Asciano
This particular and small monument to local products, made of travertine, was conceived as...

Ponte del Garbo
Asciano
The bridge over the Ombrone river connects Asciano with part of its territory along the an...

Porta a Gavina a Torrita
Torrita di Siena
Porta Gavina fu costruita dopo la pace del 1208 stipulata fra Siena e Firenze. La struttur...

Porta a Pago
Torrita di Siena
L’origine del nome è legata, probabilmente, alla collina antistante il Pago d...

Porta a Sole
Torrita di Siena
L’origine del nome è da attribuirsi al particolare orientamento della Porta c...

Porta Camollia
Siena
Il nome della porta si collega alla leggenda che racconta di Romolo, quale avrebbe inviato...

Porta del Pianello a Monefollonico
Torrita di Siena
Viene chiamata anche Porta Nuova o Porta Senese. È porta principale del paese e ...

Porta di Triano a Montefollonico
Torrita di Siena
Racchiusa da mura poderose, ai suoi lati ci sono due baluardi di forma rotonda. Uno di ...

Porta Nova
Torrita di Siena
É la più recente delle Porte Torritesi: fu aperta nel 1836 quando era Camarl...

Porta Pispini
Siena
Viene chiamata anche Porta di San Viene perché attraverso questo varco furono ripor...

Porta Romana
Siena
Porta Romana è una delle antiche porte nelle mura fu iniziata nel 1328 con Agnolo d...

Refettorio Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
Asciano
The monastic refectory is one of the largest rooms in the Abbey, with a vaulted ceiling an...

Site Transitoire
Asciano
Monument in stone made by Jean Paul Philippe in 1993 and located at the junction of three ...
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Spezieria - Farmacia dell'Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
Asciano
The Pharmacy, more specifically the Spezieria, was built together with the Abbey, leaning ...

T00 - Ex Torre Porcellotti
Asciano
Recent inspections have highlighted the existence of a tower of which only a few traces re...

T01 - Torre della Peschiera
Asciano
Synthetic Chronology 1287 likely construction at the same time as the second city wall 1...

T02 - Torre delle Vallesi
Asciano
Etica Synthetic Chronology 1342 - 1352 It is probable construction as it belongs to the t...

T03: Torre Palazzo del Podesta'
Asciano
Etica Synthetic Chronology 1342 - 1352 "construction of the tower - rampart on which...

T04: Torre delle Antiche Fonti
Asciano
Synthetic Chronology 1342 - 1352 likely construction as it belongs to the third circle of...
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T05: Torre a est della demolita Porticciola
Asciano
Synthetic Chronology 1342 - 1352 It is probable construction as it belongs to the third h...
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T06: Torre di Palazzo Tolomei
Asciano
Brief Chronology 1342 – 1352 probable construction as it belongs to the thi...

T07 - Torre Hospitale di San Michele
Asciano
Remains of the tower that protected the southernmost part of Palazzo Tolomei and the adjac...

T08: Torre di Sant'Agata
Asciano
The tower, part of the fortification protecting the Pieve di Sant'Agata, was later inc...

T09: Ex Torre posteriore alla Pieve di Sant'Agata
Asciano
The tower, part of the fortification protecting the Pieve di Sant'Agata, was later tra...

T10: Torre angolare grossa di sud-est
Asciano
Synthetic Chronology 1342 - 1352 "probable construction of the bulwark - corner towe...

Terrazza Panoramica
Asciano
After a retaining wall of friable travertine was built underneath the area around what was...

Torre campanaria di Pulcinella
Montepulciano
The short Pulcinella Bell Tower rises in front of Saint Augustine’s Church. On top o...