San Pietro in Bossolo, Medieval parish church in Barberino Tavarnelle, Italy

San Pietro in Bossolo is a medieval parish church near Barberino Tavarnelle displaying clear Romanesque features like thick stone walls, rounded arches, and small windows across its facade. The building maintains its original structure and is accompanied by a neighboring museum with religious artworks.

The church was built in the second half of the 11th century and retained its original architecture through multiple periods of regional change. It represents the religious structures established in this area during medieval times.

The name derives from "in buxula", the term for the imperial chest in Roman armies; documents of the 10th and 11th centuries call the church San Pietro in Pyxide. A chapter of priests is recorded from 1340, when it elected Manente dei Buondelmonti as pievano, and the pievano also held the office of papal executor. A 1290 bell survives from the earlier campanile.

The church sits in a rural area within the Chianti region and is accessible by car or on foot. It is advisable to check opening hours beforehand, as the building is not always open to visitors.

The adjacent museum brings together artworks from several surrounding churches in one location rather than keeping them in their original sites. This arrangement makes it possible to compare works by different local artists in an unusual way.