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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Chiusdino

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Chiusdino, Italy

Updated August 16, 2016

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The sword in the stone.

Chiusdino, Italy

The Sword in the Stone at Montesiepi Chapel

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.
Abbey of San Galgano

Chiusdino, Italy

Abbey of San Galgano

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.
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The ancient ceiling.

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Cripta di Giugnano

Visit a secretive crypt before it crumbles to dust.
11 miles from Chiusdino
Larderello, a hotspot of geothermal power.

Stabilimenti, Italy

Devil's Valley

Once an ancient Roman bath, now a hotbed of geothermal energy and a hub for energetic innovations.
11 miles from Chiusdino

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Massa Marittima Mural

Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?
12 miles from Chiusdino
Eremo di Montespecchio

Murlo, Italy

Eremo di Montespecchio

The ruins of a hermitage constructed during the 12th century.
13 miles from Chiusdino
Head of St. Catherine of Siena

Siena, Italy

St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
16 miles from Chiusdino
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