San Quirico d'Orcia

Located on the Via Francigena, San Quirico d'Orcia borders the municipalities of Castiglione d'Orcia, Montalcino and Pienza.

A panoramic view of San Quirico d'Orcia from the south

Main sights

The frazione of Vignoni houses a castle, a residence of the Salimbeni family in the 12th century. It includes a top-less tower and a Romanesque church, once housing a crufix by Giambologna, now in the Museum of Montalcino. Annexed is also the (rebuilt) 15th century Palazzo degli Amerighi, where a plot was set against the Spanish who menaced Siena in 1558–59.

San Quirico is home to the following churches:

• Collegiate church of San Quirico. Once a rural
  St. Quiricus. A side portal, added in the 13th century, has been attributed to Giovanni Pisano
  , who was in Siena at the time. Most of the interior decoration date to the 17th century, while the bell tower was rebuilt in 1798–1806.
• Romanesque church of San Biagio a Vignoni
• Church of Santa Maria Assunta (late 11th century)
• Church of Madonna di Vitaleta, housing a "Madonna" attributed to Andrea della Robbia
• Church of San Giovanni Battista, at Bagno Vignoni
• Horti Leonini (1561), an example of Italian garden

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  Collegiate church of San Quirico
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  Church of San Biagio
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  Church of Santa Maria Assunta
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  Facade of Oratorio della Misericordia
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  Chapel of Madonna di Vitaleta
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  Church of Madonna di Vitaleta
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  Church of San Giovanni Battista
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  Horti Leonini

References

1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Quirico d'Orcia.

• (in Italian) Official website
• (in Italian) Collegiate Church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta, San Quirico d'Orcia

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