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A beautiful village in the Chianti hills

A very nice place

Birthplace of Saint Catherine of Sienna and sanctuary with oratory, church and frescoed cell of Catherine

beautiful place to visit

Beautiful Tuscan Castle town with nice restuarants and shops. On a high ridge, with great views of the valley below

The Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie di Pietracupa is an important sanctuary. It was consecrated in 1596 and completed in 1609. Architecturally, it is Mannerist and shows influences from Giorgio Vasari and Bernardo Buontalenti. It is considered one of the most balanced examples of minor religious architecture in the Tuscan countryside. The church is dedicated to the Madonna of Pietracupa, whose image was painted by Paolo Schiavo in the 15th century. This image is said to have granted many graces to the faithful and was therefore a destination for numerous pilgrims.

The Antiporto (front gate) of Camollia was built in 1270 with the aim of protecting the entrance to the north of Siena. Inside there are traces of the pictorial decoration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary by Alessandro Casolani from 1585. Near the building, a second outer door was also built at the beginning of the 17th century.

The Basilica di San Domenico is dedicated to the founder of the Dominican Order, but is also closely linked to the veneration of St. Catherine of Siena. The name "basilica" does not refer to the type of building, but to the ecclesiastical status of a minor basilica, which was awarded to it in 1927.