Abbazia di San Galgano

San Galganno, in the hilly country at the foot of Monte Siepi, is the only religious house built by the Cistercians in Tuscany. The abbey was founded in 1218, and the building of the church began six years later. It became wealthy and influential, but the 16th century saw the beginning of its decline, soon followed by structural decay. The roof of the church fell in towards the end of the 18th century.