Villa Maggi - History and surroundings
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In the heart of the country of Tuscany, San Polo is an archaelogical
area with important findings, such us a polychromatic marble
arch and several granite columns dating from the Etruscan
period and successively used for the building of a chapel
of the Duomo of Arezzo.
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Set at the height of about 340 metres, San Polo is several
kilometres from the centre of Arezzo. It is the home of Chianti
vineyards, centerian olive trees and villas. The climate is
dry and in summer a light easterly breeze often cools evenings
spent dining under the wisteria pergola.
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Villa Maggi, with its romantic park, is situated between
the antique Romanesque church of San Polo, and the sixteenth
century sanctuary of "Madonna del Giuncheto", wich
was built there where a water cult brought many women to drink
froo a source believed to stimulate maternal milk in those
who had none. Read in breaf the Villa's
history...
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Polo (Arezzo)- The romanesque church |
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