Bagnolo, Santa Fiora

Frazione in Tuscany, Italy

42°50′24″N 11°36′59″E / 42.84000°N 11.61639°E / 42.84000; 11.61639Country

ItalyRegion

TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneSanta FioraElevation

800 m (2,600 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total612Demonym(s)Bagnolesi, BagnolaiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

58037

Dialing code(+39) 0564

Bagnolo (Italian: [baɲˈɲɔːlo]) is a village in Tuscany, in central Italy. It is administratively a frazione of the comune of Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census, its population amounted to 566.^[1]

Bagnolo is about 65 km from Grosseto and 3 km from Santa Fiora, and it is situated along the provincial road which links Santa Fiora to Piancastagnaio, in the southern side of Monte Amiata. The palio dei somari (donkeys) takes place every year in Bagnolo.^[2] Famous exorcist Candido Amantini was born in Bagnolo.

Main sights

Santissimo Nome di Maria (19th century), the main parish church of the village, it was built in 1863.
Church of Madonna del Rosario
Seven Springs: seven water springs dislocated throughout the village - fonte Spilli, fontanile delle Piazze, fonte Baldina, il fontanino, fonte della Faggia, fonte Perino, fonte delle Monache.

References

^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat.
^ (in Italian) Parco degli Etruschi - Palio dei somari in Bagnolo Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine