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tavarnelle val di pesa tavarnelle val di pesa in tuscany italy tavarnelle accommodation history of tavarnelle museum of sacred art tavarnelle castello del nero torrigiani this villa has been converted into luxury hotel accommodation in recent years tavarnelle val di pesa is of ancient origin but the current town is quite modern in appearance and in fact acquired such importance as it has in relatively recent times it takes its name from its location in the valley of the river pesa within tavarnelle itself the church of santa lucia al borghetto is the most interesting architectural sight being a rare example of tuscan gothic architecture nearby there are several extremely interesting structures notably the parish church of san donato in poggio the parish church of san pietro in bossolo which now houses the museum of religious art of tavarnelle and the large and important monastery of badia a passignano details below don t forget to visit nearby barberino val d elsa church of santa lucia al borghetto storia di tavarnelle in italiano history of tavarnelle the first mention of the town of tavarnelle dates back to a map of the year 780 with the name tabernulae possibly referring to the taverns located here on the road from florence to siena but a much older origin is likely in the square in front of the church of s pietro in bossolo previously s petrus in pixide and built towards the middle of the eleventh century ruins have been found that are thought to belong to a church built in the fourth century and tombstone belonging to the tomb of almemanna spouse of flavius faustinanus has been found dating back to 424 the val di pesa as well as the neighbouring val d elsa was already densely populated in the eight and seventh centuries bc and quite important etruscan settlements have been discovered in the area the town of tavarnelle then developed with the union of three mediaeval hamlets tavarnelle borghetto and mocale located on crossroads between florence and the mediaeval via francigena road in val d elsa later known as strada romana from rome to beyond the alps although mediaeval traces of the town are unfortunately lost tavarnelle s importance is also confirmed by the building in the first half of the 13 c of the franciscan convent of the borghetto the village of sambuca too was very important and strategic at the intersection of the road from florence to sienna and the one from val di greve towards val d elsa and the settlements of san donato in poggio one of the principal fortified settlements in the area and of remarkable importance because it was located on the most direct route from the strada romana to the one between florence and sienna chiesa di santa maria del carmine at morrocco the church of santa maria del carmine has a simple layout with a single atrium consisting of a rectangular choir terminated by an apse in the style typical of the smaller religious buildings of the gothic period it is surrounded on two sides by a portico where there are traces of frescoes depicting st dominic and the trinity attributed to filippo antonio filippelli and stories of mount carmel by an unidentified artist the interior was renovated in the 17 c and then again in the early 20 c in neo gothic style originally the entire interior must have been painted but today there are only a few traces including on the right an apostles and adoration of the shepherds by an unknown painter strongly influenced by filippo lippi while on the left the apostles and annunciation recently considered to be by giovanni da piamonte the first altar on the right houses a painting of christ in glory and saints dated 1643 and signed by nanno di san gimignano and in the second altar on the right has another painting by the same artists depicting saints rocco sebastian and peter martyr a glazed terracotta lunette containing an annunciation dating from the 15 c and attributed to andrea della robbia was originally placed above the outer gate from the porch you enter the cloistered carmelite convent located around a beautiful 16 c cloister with arches supported on stone columns and ionic capitals under the portico there are frescoes of the life of st teresa of avila dating from in 1637 the church used to contain a large collection of works of art including a series created for the sernigi by neri di bicci these are now located in the museum of sacred art pieve di san donato in poggio the pieve di san donato in poggio parish church of san donato is mentioned in a document of 989 with a castle erected in 1033 on the hilltop between val di pesa and val d elsa the geographically strategic position determined the building of walled settlements to control roads and possessions on the easy to defend hilltops whereas villages open to travellers and commerce arose on the level ridges near crossing points at rivers and main roads following the reconstruction of the ancient bridge of romigliano sulla pesa near sambuca in 1415 commerce increased notably in 1898 tavarnelle became a municipality aggregating the parishes of sambuca and san donato in poggio which had previously been governed by barberino val d elsa pieve di san pietro in bossolo the name of san pietro in bossolo originates in the ancient toponymy s petrus in pixide from the name pixulus or buxula a chest used by the ancient romans to store state revenues the name therefore indicated the administrative centre of a territory the church situated at the southern watershed of the pesa and elsa rivers was one of the oldest and most renowned parish churches within the florentine diocese the first part of the region after florence itself to adopt christianity the pieve houses a museum of religious art badia a passignano the nearby vallombrosan monastery of badia di passignano is great architectural religious and historical interest the monastery and its surroundings are very photogenic but unfortunately the interior can be visited only on one day per month more about the badia di 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