Nice drive outside Siena to see very pictureque ruins of this old church. Definitely fun to pack a lunch and eat out in the countryside. I understand tour buses can sometimes invade the place but on our trip we were lucky to see only a few other folks so it made a nice morning excursion

I love ruins, and cathedral ruins are even better! Beautiful structure and set in a wonderful landscape. Highly recommended of you can find your way out there.

I took my girlfriend to Italy so that I can propose to her. Through the Tripadvisor forums, this abbey was suggested as a romantic place. After reading it's history, I was convinced that this would be The Spot on our trip. There were many, but this was perfect. We rented a car from Rome FCO on Dec 26 around 1... More

I have visited religious places around the world but this instills feelings of awe and mysticism that I had rarely experienced before. I recommend visiting at dusk, possibly off-season, when the place is empty and one can stand and look around in silence, immersed in the magic atmosphere that the place generates.

After seeing the fascinating ruins of the church, must see San Galgano's sword in the rock, a five minute walk to the'Eremo di Montesiepi where San Galgano - as the legend says - got rid of his sword by inserting it in a huge stone.

We traveled out to San Galgano on an afternoon in October, so it was not very busy. We were shocked at the large parking lot there where I imagine tour buses pull in. We were fortunate that there were none there on this day. It was a nice way to spend time wondering around just taking in the architecture and... More

tranquillity, a beautiful place which inspires reflection . a unique visit, coupled with the romanesque church up the hill. pity that the Lorenzetti frescos in this second church are quite hard to see in terms of lighting ,distance from the visitor

Maybe I'm prejudiced by coming from North Yorkshire, where we have several stunning ruined abbeys - Rievaulx, Fountains, Whitby - but San Galgano came as a real disappointment. After all the other amazing sights of Tuscany, it certainly wasn't worth the long drive to see this. It's almost too-well preserved. It just looks like a bog-standard large church which has... More

Just before dusk.... a touring choir were giving a concert Magical. They did Italian mainstream sacred and operatic choruses. The encore, predictably, was "oh fortuna" - gives me goose bumps to recall. Life is greatly enriched by moments such as these. ('99)