Bell tower of San Pietro abbey at Badia Pozzeveri - municipality of Altopascio - 11th century -, Lucca province, Tuscany - Italy
Badia Pozzeveri is a fraction of the municipality of Altopascio that formed around the Badia di San Pietro, a Camaldolese abbey that was a crossing point for centuries for pilgrims who travelled the stage of the Via Francigena between Lucca and Altopascio. This small monastery is one of the most important in the Lucca plain and has been active since medieval times. It's located a short distance from Altopascio and Porcari in an area that unites the borders of the provinces of Lucca, Pistoia, Pisa and Florence. The first mentions of the Badia Pozzeveri area are found in historical documents dating to 952 and 1039, where it's stated that the "Burgo de Poctieuli" area is located on the banks of the former marshes of Bientina and on the road between Lucca and the Spedale di Altopascio. Today, only some portions of the medieval structure of the abbey are visible, but since 2011 the archaeological area around the historic abbey church has been the site of ongoing archaeological investigation and for study and research thanks to the Universities of Pisa and Ohio. The results of the first years of research were published in the US magazine titled "Science", with an extensive report on the discovery of a small cemetery that surrounded the monastery, as well as on the studies undertaken on the finds that allow us to reconstruct a cross-section of medieval life. In 2014, the Superquark programme also produced a report on the reconstruction of the lifestyle of the medieval community that lived around the abbey.
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Location: Badia Pozzeveri - Altopascio, Lucca province, Tuscany, central Italy – Europe
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