Abbey of San Galgano
The Abbey of Saint Galgano was a Cistercian Monastery founded in the valley of the river Merse between the towns of Chiusdino and Monticiano, in the province of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Cistercian monastery in Tuscany, Italy
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eremo di Montesiepi.
Eremo di Montesiepi
Church
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Eremo di Montesiepi is a church, which is situated 340 metres north of Abbey of San Galgano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monticiano and Palazzetto.
Monticiano
Village
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Monticiano is a town and comune on the right bank of the Val di Merse, Province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. The town is situated on the Colline Metallifere. One of its frazioni, Bagni di Petriolo, is popular for its thermal waters.
Palazzetto
Village
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Palazzetto is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Chiusdino, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 100. Palazzetto is situated 2½ km west of Abbey of San Galgano.
Frassini
Hamlet
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Frassini is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Chiusdino, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 157. Frassini is situated 4½ km northwest of Abbey of San Galgano.
Abbey of San Galgano
- Categories: abbey, church, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Chiusdino, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.14943° or 43° 8′ 58″ northLongitude
11.15533° or 11° 9′ 19″ eastElevation
300 metres (984 feet)Open location code
8FMH45X4+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 124425420OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Abbey of San Galgano” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “San Galgano修道院”
- Chinese: “聖加爾加諾修道院”
- Dutch: “Abbey of San Galgano”
- Esperanto: “Abatejo Sankta Galgano”
- French: “abbaye de San Galgano”
- French: “Abbaye de San Galgano”
- German: “Abbazia San Galgano”
- German: “Abtei San Galgano”
- German: “San Galgano (Abtei)”
- German: “San Galgano”
- Italian: “abbazia di San Galgano”
- Italian: “Abbazia di San Galgano”
- Italian: “Abbazia San Galgano”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Galgano”
- Italian: “Spada nella roccia (San Galgano)”
- Italian: “Spada nella roccia di San Galgano”
- Japanese: “聖ガルガーノ大修道院”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de San Galgano”
- Spanish: “Abadia de san galgano”
- Spanish: “Abadia de San Galgano”
- Spanish: “abadía de San Galgano”
- Spanish: “Abadía de San Galgano”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Abbey of San Galgano”. Photo: PaestumPaestum, CC BY 4.0.