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Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta The church, dating to the twelfth century, has a plain rectangular plan with a wall covering in square stones. Outside the massive portal is embellished with decorations, maybe originating from the Abbazia di Sant'Antimo. The gabled bell tower and the vestry are original, too. The apse is crowned with corbels and decorated with suspended arches. On the left side there is another monumental portal whose arch is supported by two columns and contains a decorated shape. The extremely plain interior is lit up by narrow slits, one in the apse.

A characteristic and panoramic rest point on the Via Francigena, where bikers, pilgrims and travellers share moments of relaxation in company.

Spectacular route through a beech forest

very suggestive in the beech forest

The water from these suggestive sources has an exceptional lightness

Beautiful trails in a suggestive environment immersed in Tuscan nature

zero tourists and peace of mind, to get there a very challenging climb with peaks of 21%

The origin of the term "Macinaie" has no certain scientific explanation. In 2012, however, dozens of millstones made of trachytic stone, probably dating back to the Middle Ages, were found in the highest part of the mountain, about three kilometers from the town; with a diameter of about 70/80 centimeters. They were perhaps used to grind wheat, cereals and dried chestnuts. The area, therefore, could have been a rudimentary millstone laboratory, made with peperino stone from Amiata. The discovery would provide an explanation for the birth of the toponym "Macinaie", as a place where millstones were built.