> Home > What to visit > Churches and Monasteries
Edicola viaria di San Michele Arcangelo Asciano
CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES
PHONE NUMBERS AND TIMES
Edicola viaria di San Michele Arcangelo
Piazza della Basilica, 1 Asciano
Business card (vCard)
On the front wall of what was once the Hospitale of the same name, there remains a now very faded fresco that in the Middle Ages indicated to pilgrims of Lauretana the presence of a reception facility.
This testimony of great historical value has not aroused particular interest on an artistic level, at least until today, despite having been there for more than 500 years. cause
The interest is certainly not helped by the fact that it is now difficult to read its contours due to: a dirty and yellowed glass cover; the absence of a recent conservative restoration.
Since the artist who created it in the Renaissance period is unknown, below we must limit ourselves to describing the figures present.
On the left:
San Michele Arcangelo fighting with a small dragon.
In the center at the top:
The Madonna with the child in her arms lying on a cloud.
On the right:
Saint Agatha holding the tray of her severed breasts.
While Saint Michael is the one to whom the Hospitale is dedicated, Saint Agatha represents the link between the same and the opposite Pieve dedicated to the Patron Saint.
STAY NEARBY
LA PACE
ASCIANO
The "La Pace" hotel is located in Asciano, a village in the heart of the Crete S...SAN SEBASTIANO
ASCIANO
5 minutes on foot from the village of Asciano and near Siena, in the heart of the Crete Se...COSTA REGOLI
ASCIANO
Newly built farmhouse, set in the open countryside and away from noise. Location within wa...DINING & ENTERTAINMENT NEARBY
La GARBATA Pasticceria Gelateria
ASCIANO
Local open since May 2018: new as a commercial building, it is characterized by a modern a...Ristorante L'Angolo dello Sfizio
ASCIANO
The Angle of Sfizio is located in the main street of the old town of Asciano. The resta...Bar GASTON di Davide Manieri & C.
ASCIANO
New place run by young people, for young and "differently young" people. &nbs...