Bagno Vignoni

Bagno Vignoni is a district of San Quirico d' Orcia, Province of Siena, Region of Tuscany in Italy.

Geography

The place formerly called Bagni di Vignone lies 3.3 km south of the main village of San Quirico d' Orcia, 50 km southeast of the provincial capital, Siena and 87 km south of the regional capital Florence. The village name comes in the first part from the Italian word for the pool, the additional location Vignoni is derived from the former capital Vignoni ( Vignoni Alto), which is halfway between Bagno Vignoni and San Quirico d' Orcia. The town lies on the river Orcia towards the hamlet of Rocca d' Orcia ( Castiglione d' Orcia ) landscape in the Val d' Orcia, at 306 meters above sea level close to the Via Francigena and the Via Cassia ( here equal distance ).

History

The place is mainly known for its thermal baths, which were already known to the Etruscans. For them, the place was half the length of the Etruscan road connecting Via Termale that led from Chiusi Roselle. The following Romans the Etruscans had also known the place. First mentioned in writing was the place in a document of 995 Hugo of Tuscany to the monastery of San Salvatore di Monte Amiata. 1170 Frederick I. was the place to Usimbaldo Tignosi, the 1207 Carta Libertatis (a kind of declaration of independence ) authored with Guido Medico. 1274 took the Salimbeni in Siena the place, in the 1420s the power of the place kept up to its decline and was then taken over by the city of Siena. The bridge over the Orcia to the fort to Rocca d' Orcia ( Rocca then a Tentennano ) was 1429th With the decline of the Republic of Siena 1555 Bagno Vignoni fell into the realm of the Medici, and went with them into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The Amerighi family took over in 1592 the Gabelle and left the chapel of Santa Caterina build. In 1676 the town was entrusted to the Flavio Chigi. His successor have today belongings in place.

Attractions

• Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista, antique church in which the holy. Catherine of Siena is said to have stayed several times from 1362 to 1367. It also contains a fresco by Ventura Salimbeni ( Resurrezione di Cristo ) and a St.. Catherine 's Chapel from the 17th century.
• Parco dei Mulini, Mill Park on the panoramic terrace, which is fed by the waters of the spa. On the steep slopes of Orchiatales there is a cascade of four partially carved into the limestone medieval Horizontalrad water mills. In between pools are for collecting and temporarily storing the water in each case. These mills were very important, because, in contrast to the other water mills in the region during the summer drought had sufficient water supply for the local economy. By design they could exploit the maximum amount of water present. The mills have not been used since the mid- 50s of the 20th century, fell into disrepair and were covered by lime deposits. Since 1999 the ruins were excavated again and made accessible.
• Sull'Orica Ponte, former rock and today's wooden bridge at 265 meters above sea level, was built in 1429 and expanded in 1528 by Baldassare Peruzzi. Was rebuilt in 1645 and 1697 after war damage. Is located about 1 km west of the current road bridge of the Via Cassia and 3 km west of Ponte Antico even older sull'Orcia.
• Castello di Vignoni Alto, castle dating from the 11th century, which belonged to the Abbey of Sant 'Antimo. In the 12th century the castle was the family of Tignosi from Rocca d'Orcia, in the 14th century then the Salimbeni in Siena.
• Chiesa di San Biagio, Romanesque church near the portal of Vignoni Alto, the frescoes of the 14th and 15th centuries contains.

Traditions

• The day of the patron saint San Giovanni Battista is celebrated on St. John's Day ( June 24 ).

Film

• The film is partly set Nostalghia in Bagno Vignoni