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Oratorio di San Benedetto – Ermicciolo Castiglione d'Orcia

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Oratorio di San Benedetto – Ermicciolo

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Oratorio di San Benedetto – Ermicciolo
Vivo d'Orcia



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From Vivo continuing towards Pool, in the woods, we find the Oratory of St. Benedict called Ermicciolo, probably the first home of the Hermitage of Vivo. The church, in Romanesque style with a single nave ending with a semicircular apse.

 

The facade has at the top a series of hanging arches supported by corbels and two studs that divide the complex decorative into three parts. The Chiesina is surrounded by a grove of chestnut trees.

 

The chestnut is an element which support many local traditions, such as the brown Festival "which takes place in autumn Campiglia d'Orcia.

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