Abbadia San Salvatore, Medieval monastery town in Monte Amiata, Tuscany, Italy.
The town spreads across the slopes of Monte Amiata at 822 meters elevation, featuring narrow streets lined with stone buildings and ancient churches.
The Benedictine Abbey of San Salvatore, established in 750 by Lombard king Ratchis, contained the Codex Amiatinus, the oldest Latin Bible manuscript.
During the Christmas Eve celebration called Fiaccole, residents illuminate the streets with large wooden torches and participate in communal festivities.
The Mining Museum Park offers guided tours through former cinnabar tunnels, displaying equipment and recreating the daily experiences of mercury miners.
The abbey's underground crypt contains thirty-two columns from the 7th century, each featuring different decorative patterns and architectural styles.
Location: Province of Siena
Capital city: Abbadia San Salvatore
Elevation above the sea: 822 m
Shares border with: Castiglione d'Orcia, Radicofani, San Casciano dei Bagni, Santa Fiora, Seggiano, Piancastagnaio, Castel del Piano
Website: http://comune.abbadia.siena.it
GPS coordinates: 42.88313,11.67065
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:39
Mount Amiata
3.9 km
Abbey of San Salvatore
471 m
Monte Amiata Cross
3.8 km
Museo minerario di Abbadia San Salvatore
603 m
Rocca aldobrandesca
4.2 km
Teatro Servadio
765 m
Santa Maria dell'Ermeta church
1.9 km
Madonna del Castagno
184 m
Santa Croce church
708 m
Madonna dei Remedi
940 m
San Leonardo church
855 m
Mining Museum Park
470 m
Madonna di San Pietro
3.7 km
San Filippo Neri
4.2 km
San Francesco
3.8 km
Madonna delle Grazie
4.4 km
Sant'Angelo
774 m
Chiesa del Crocifisso
5 km
Cinema Teatro Comunale
4.4 km
Museo d'arte sacra Don Roberto Corvini
452 m
Pozzo Garibaldi
743 m
Monumento ai Caduti sul Lavoro
238 m
Fountains in Abbadia San Salvatore
374 m
Torre dell'Orologio
452 m
Monuments and memorials in Abbadia San Salvatore
538 m
Monumento al Minatore
667 m
War memorial in Tre Case
5 km
Palazzo Comunale
589 mReviews
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