Tavarnelle Val di Pesa is a former ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) and since 2019 a ''

frazione A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...

'' of

Barberino Tavarnelle Barberino Tavarnelle is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence. History Barberino Tavarnelle was created on 1 January 2019 by merger of municipalities of Bar ...

in the

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in the

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region

Tuscany it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Citizenship , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Italian , demogra ...

. It is located about south of

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany Regions of Italy, region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilan ...

Sights

The main attraction of the territory of Tavarnelle is the Badia di Passignano (Abbey of Passignano), a monastery existing from the

High Middle Ages The High Middle Ages, or High Medieval Period, was the period of European history that lasted from AD 1000 to 1300. The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and were followed by the Late Middle Ages, which ended around AD 150 ...

. 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 architecture (or pointed architecture) is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It ...

. *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 Paolo Schiavo, the pseudonym of Paolo di Stefano Badaloni (1397-1478) was a Florentine painter. Born in Florence, Paolo Schiavo enrolled in the Guild of Doctors and Apothecaries (''Arte dei Medici e Speziali'') in 1428. According to Vasari, he w ...

. *''

Pieve In the Middle Ages, a pieve (, ; la, plebe, link=no; plural ''pievi'') was a rural church with a baptistery, upon which other churches without baptisteries depended. The Italian word ''pieve'' is descended from Latin ''plebs'' which, after t ...

'' of ''San Pietro in Bossolo'', a Romanesque church known from 990, housing works from Roman, Byzantine and Florentine schools. *

Villa di Spoiano Villa di Spoiano is a renaissance villa located on a hillock between Tavarnelle Val di Pesa and Barberino Val d'Elsa. It has been cited for the first time in 1689 by San Jacopo a Magliano. Architecture Villa di Spoiano consists of a large buildi ...

, renaissance villa between Tavarnelle Val di Pesa and Barberino Val d'Elsa *

Villa di Poggio Petroio A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became sm ...

, 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 image:Saint Sebastian Della Robbia Louvre InvML96.jpg, 250px, ''Saint Sebastian'', Musée du Louvre, Paris. Giovanni della Robbia (1469–1529) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, mostly in ceramics. Biography Giovanni della Robbia was the son o ...

(1513) and a triptych by

Giovanni del Biondo Giovanni del Biondo was a 14th-century Italian painter of the Gothic and early-Renaissance period. He was active in the period 1356-1399 and is mainly known for his panel paintings. He specialized in religious-themed works, many of which have su ...

(1375). *Bridge over the

Pesa River The Pesa is a river in Tuscany, central Italy. It has a length of 53 km, and, after crossing the provinces of Siena and Florence, flows into the Arno River near Montelupo Fiorentino Montelupo Fiorentino is a '' comune'' (municipality) in th ...

in the ''frazione'' of Sambuca. Tignano is a fortified hamlet whose church of ''San Romolo'' houses a terracotta tabernacle by Giovanni della Robbia.

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Tuscany Frazioni of Barberino Tavarnelle Former municipalities of Tuscany {{Florence-geo-stub