Last Saturday your friendly neighbourhood host was finally able to visit one of the most iconic places in Tuscany, a very special and grandiose abbey built quite literally in the middle of nowhere. What makes this hard to reach place so unique? The fact that it's quite big, doesn't have a roof, windows or pavement. And, yes, nearby there is an antique sword thrust into a rock. The abbey of San Galgano is quite remarkable and a favourite spot for romantic couples to tie the knot, including my niece. The story of this incredible place, how it became rich and powerful in a few decades only to get back to obscurity when a certain warrior monks order was wiped from existance is really special. Even more so it's the tale of the knight turned holy man that became famous all over Europe. Some scholars say that it was Saint Galgano to provide the Breton troubadours inspiration for the early version of the King Arthur myth. Follow us as we journey deep into the heart of Tuscany and tell you the tales around this quite remarkable place and the amazing stories it offers. Let us know if you like this kind of episode, if you think they're too long, if we're trying to cover too many things. Any feedback is really precious. If you don't tell us, how are we supposed to improve? We answer to everyone - maybe not immediately but we sure do!
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LINKS TO SOURCES (ITALIAN ONLY)
https://www.cicap.org/n/articolo.php?id=200008
https://orizzontecultura.com/labbazia-di-san-galgano-e-la-leggenda-della-spada-nella-roccia/
https://www.bluedragon.it/non_fantasy/misteri/galgano.htm
https://castellitoscani.com/san-galgano-la-leggenda/
http://www.opinione.it/cultura/2021/05/21/pierpaola-meledandri_san-galgano-spada-roccia-templari-scheletro-pietra-montesiepi-ostelli/
https://www.corriere.it/extra-per-voi/2017/08/12/san-galgano-mistero-spada-roccia-toscana-c81b3924-7f5b-11e7-8c75-7e93437e930b.shtml
https://gastroranking.it/ristoranti/toscana/siena/chiusdino/
https://gastroranking.it/r/la-grotta-di-tiburzi_197666/

BACKGROUND MUSIC
Pipe Choir - Bom Bom Breakthrough Instrumental
Wayne John Bradley - Waiting
Pipe Choir - Almost time
Pipe Choir - The Opening Closing
Pipe Choir - A dark blue Arc (Instrumental)
Pipe Choir - Fortress (Instrumental)
Wayne John Bradley - Blues Rock Original Instrumental
All released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pipe-choir-bom-bom-breakthrough-creative-commons-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/ayneohnradley/waiting-original-uplifting-indie-pop-style-instrumentalcreative-commons
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pipe-choir-almost-time-instrumental-creative-commons
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/p-c-iii-the-opening-closinginstrumentalcreative-commons
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pc-one-a-dark-blue-arc-creative-commons-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pc-one-fortress-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/ayneohnradley/blues-rock-original-instrumentalcreative-commons
http://www.pipechoir.com/