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Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
Tavarnelle Val di Pesa
is a former
comune
(municipality) and since 2019 a
frazione
of
Barberino Tavarnelle
in the
Metropolitan City of Florence
in the
Italian
region
Tuscany
. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of
Florence
.
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The main attraction of the territory of Tavarnelle is the
Badia di Passignano
(Abbey of Passignano), a monastery existing from the
High Middle Ages
.
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Other sights include:
- Church of
Santa Lucia al Borghetto
, part of a Franciscan monastery known from 1260. The church is an example of
Gothic architecture
.
- Gothic church of
Madonna della Neve
, with 14th-15th-century frescoes.
- Church of
Santa Maria del Carmine al Morrocco
(15th century)
- Sanctuary of
Santa Maria delle Grazie a Pietracupa
, founded in 1596, with a Madonna image frescoed by
Paolo Schiavo
.
- Pieve
of
San Pietro in Bossolo
, a
Romanesque
church known from 990, housing works from Roman, Byzantine and Florentine schools.
- Villa di Spoiano
, renaissance villa between Tavarnelle Val di Pesa and Barberino Val d'Elsa
- Villa di Poggio Petroio
, outside the town.
- The
pieve
of San Donato in Poggio (12th century), in Romanesque style, with a basilica plan with a nave and two aisles and three apses. It houses a baptism shell by
Giovanni della Robbia
(1513) and a triptych by
Giovanni del Biondo
(1375).
- Bridge over the
Pesa River
in the
frazione
of Sambuca.
Tignano is a fortified hamlet whose church of
San Romolo
houses a terracotta tabernacle by Giovanni della Robbia.
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