Montegiovi is a village in

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, central

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, administratively a

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of the

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Castel del Piano Castel del Piano is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) of Province of Grosseto in the Tuscany, central Italy. History The area of Castel del Piano is known to have been inhabited in prehistoric times, but the town itself is mentioned for th ...

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, in the area of

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. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 168.Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001

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. Montegiovi is about 50 km from Grosseto and 5 km from

, and it is situated on a hill in the western limit of Val d'Orcia.

Main sights

* Church of ''San Martino'' (13th century), main parish church of the village * Church of ''Madonna degli Schiavi'' (16th century), also known as ''Madonna delle Grazie'', with frescoes by

Francesco Nasini Francesco Nasini (Piancastagnaio, either 1611 or 1621– Castel del Piano, 1695) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in towns outside of Siena, Italy. Francesco was the progenitor of a pedigree of painters. He had a brother ...

, it was re-built in the 19th century * Chapel of ''Sant'Elena'', ancient church at the service of the castle of Montegiovi * Walls of Montegiovi, old fortifications which surround the village since the 12th century * The ''Giardino di Piero Bonacina'', a contemporary art garden with sculptures by artist Piero Bonacina.

References

Bibliography

* Aldo Mazzolai, ''Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura'', Le Lettere, Florence, 1997 * Giuseppe Guerrini, ''Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto'', Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999

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