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The Abbey of San Galgano is located in Chiusdino, about 30 km from Siena<\/strong> and 40 km from our farm and is a constant destination for visitors from all over the world;. It is a well-known Cistercian abbey<\/strong> (the Cistercian order is a monastic order), which was built around 1185 on the site of the death of San Galgano.<\/p>\n Yeah, but who\u2019s San Galgano?<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Galg\u00e0no Guidotti is a knight who lived in Tuscany in the twelfth century; it is said that he was born in a period of great violence and abuse and, despite being destined to become a warrior, he chose the life of a hermit.<\/p>\n There is not much information about his life, but it is certain that as a young violent and dissolute turned into a knight of God<\/strong> and the place of his hermitage was the Rotonda di Montesiepi; the central moment of his conversion was in Christmas 1180 when, arrived on the hill, put his sword in the ground in order to make a cross.<\/p>\n “The sword in the stone” <\/strong>is still there, today protected by a display case of pexiglas, but subject to the most singular legends (as well as a correlation with the Round Table of King Arthur).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”3715,3712,3709″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n It is a building that speaks of history and legends in every corner; there is no cover or floor inside it, but the earth it encloses is covered with a soft turf during spring.<\/p>\n The church is very large, with a Latin cross plan 69 meters long by 21 wide and has been set to various movies and music videos<\/strong>, such as Anthony Minghella\u2019s The English Patient<\/em> (1996) and the Pooh\u2019s videoclip The House of the Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\nThe legend of San Galgano and the Sword in the Rock<\/h2>\n
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The Abbey, a magical place at any time of the year<\/h2>\n