Paganico

Coordinates: 42°55′57″N 11°16′11″E / 42.93250°N 11.26972°E / 42.93250; 11.26972

The church of St. Michael Archangel.

Paganico is a village in southern Tuscany, in central Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Civitella Paganico. It lies in the valley of the Ombrone river, at 66 meters above the sea level. In 2001 it had a population of 827 inhabitants.

The town is of medieval origins, as it was founded in the 13th century by the Republic of Siena in a strategical location overlooking the valley towards the Sienese core lands.

Sights include the church of St. Michael Archangel, built in the 13th-14th centuries. It houses a series of 14th-century frescoes (1368), attributed to the Sienese painter Biagio di Goro Ghezzi and his workshop and depicting the Stories of St. Michael, a 15th-century crucifix, and other Renaissance paintings. The town has also a line of medieval walls with several towers and gates.


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