{"id":18178,"date":"2015-01-12T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/abbazia-san-galgano-siena-2\/"},"modified":"2017-06-27T16:34:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T14:34:19","slug":"saint-galgano-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/en\/art-places\/saint-galgano-abbey\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Galgano Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18178 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Saint Galgano Abbey\"  href='https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/en\/art-places\/saint-galgano-abbey\/attachment\/hdr-of-saint-galgano-abbey-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/san_galgano_55714489-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Saint Galgano Abbey\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/san_galgano_55714489-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/san_galgano_55714489-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/san_galgano_55714489-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17227'>\n\t\t\t\tSaint Galgano Abbey\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Saint Galgano Abbey\"  href='https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/en\/art-places\/saint-galgano-abbey\/attachment\/abbazia-di-san-galgano-siena-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/san_galgano_64801290-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Saint Galgano Abbey\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/san_galgano_64801290-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/san_galgano_64801290-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/san_galgano_64801290-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17225'>\n\t\t\t\tSaint Galgano Abbey\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>The legend of Saint\u00a0Galgano<\/h3>\n<p>Almost at the <strong>gates<\/strong> of the Maremma, between <strong>Grosseto<\/strong> and <strong>Chiusdino<\/strong>, in the province of Siena, <strong>Saint Galgano\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Abbey<\/strong> is a special destination for visitors who want to discover the treasures of Tuscany. The Abbey is\u00a0an extraordinary example of Cistercian architecture from the Gothic style, at the foot of a hill, where it was\u00a0built in Tuscan Romanesque Style \u201c<strong>La Rotonda<\/strong>\u201d, the church of the monastery dedicated to the saint who\u00a0lived there in the 12th century and decided to abandon his ruthless life in favour of a pious hermitage.<\/p>\n<h3>The sword in the stone<\/h3>\n<p>Place of great beauty, the <strong>Rotonda of San Galgano<\/strong> symbolizes the surrender of a reckless life. Once upon a\u00a0time the saint took his sword and miraculously planted it into a rock and the shape of the handle created a\u00a0cross. A sign of his refusal to the atrocities of his time. Saint Galgano and the <strong>sword in the rock<\/strong> immediately\u00a0recalls <strong>the legend of King Arthur<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>The magic of Saint Galgano<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Saint Galgano Abbey<\/strong> was flourishing especially in the <strong>16th century<\/strong>, then started to decline until the fall of its\u00a0roof in <strong>1786<\/strong>. The ruins can still now be seen in all their suggestive beauty.<\/p>\n<h3>How to get to Saint Galgano<\/h3>\n<p>Saint Galgano can be reached in about 1 hour from Grosseto and in half an hour from Siena. The Abbey is\u00a0easily accessible from Grosseto taking the SS223 Grosseto-Siena and exit at San Lorenzo a Merse, then follow\u00a0the signs to the Abbey direction Monticiano.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-18178 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Saint Galgano Abbey\"  href='https:\/\/www.enjoymaremma.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Abbazia-di-San-Galgano.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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