Ruderi Abbazia di San Pancrazio al Fango Grosseto

The Abbey of San Pancrazio al Fango ( it, Abbazia di San Pancrazio a Fango) is a ruined abbey in the ''comune'' of

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river. It is the m ...

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

, Italy. It is situated between Grosseto and

Castiglione della Pescaia Castiglione della Pescaia (), regionally simply abbreviated as Castiglione, is an ancient seaside town in the province of Grosseto, in Tuscany, central Italy. The modern city grew around a medieval 12th century fortress ( it, castello) and a large ...

, in the heart of the ''Nature Reserve Diaccia Botrona'', not far from the ''Fattoria della Badiola''. The church, which is now in ruins, was built in the Middle Ages on a slight hill overlooking the surrounding wetlands, once occupied by Prile Lake near a building from Roman times.Carlo Citter, ''Guida agli edifici sacri della Maremma. Abbazie monasteri, pievi e chiese medievali della provincia di Grosseto'', Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1996 (2nd edn. 2002), , pp. 36–37

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