San Lorenzo, Arcidosso

The convent of Capuchins with the chapel of Merope Becchini

San Lorenzo is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 211.^[1]

San Lorenzo is about 56 km from Grosseto and 2 km from Arcidosso, and it is situated between the towns of Arcidosso and Castel del Piano.

Main sights

• Church of San Lorenzo, a little church attested for the first time in a document of 1067.
• Convent of Capuchins, built in 1593, it contains paintings by Francesco Vanni and Giuseppe Nicola Nasini.
• Chapel of Merope Becchini, a neo-gothic chapel, it was built by architect Lorenzo Porciatti in 1902. It is situated in the square of the convent and it is dedicated to Becchini, a beloved former mayor of Arcidosso.
• Villa of Palazzina, a villa of Giovannini family, it was built in a baroque style in 1620.
• Cave of Merlin, a cave where, according to legend, Merlin lived many centuries ago.

References

Bibliography

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.
• Carlo Morganti, Susanna Nanni, Itinerari a piedi nel comune di Arcidosso. Zaino in spalla alla scoperta del territorio, Arcidosso, C&P Adver Effigi, 2008.

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Coordinates: 42°52′49″N 11°32′35″E / 42.88028°N 11.54306°E / 42.88028; 11.54306