Medieval village of San Gusmè, Chianti valley, province of Siena, in Tuscany, Italy


A few miles from Castelnuovo, is the picturesque fortified town of San Gusmè. The town's name derives from the degeneration of St. Cosmas in an old church which was dedicated in the nearby village of Carolingian fields, which originally was San Gusmè Gusmè is remembered in the act of creation of the San Salvatore Fontebuona in AD 867 In 1171, Christian, Bishop of Mangoza and imperial vicar, gave in fief to St. Gusmè Rainier the decline of the castle and "Curtis" Campi, San Gusmè became an important stronghold of the Republic of Siena Republic followed the unfortunate fate that subdued the city and its territory in Florence.


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Location: San Gusmè, Chianti valley, province of Siena, in Tuscany, Italy
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