Montalcino - Abbadia Ardenga

The Abbadia Ardenga (aka Badia Ardenga) was founded in the 11th century. Soon after the erection of the abbey church, dedicated to Saint Andrew will have started. In 1464, after more than 3 centuries of prospering development, the abbey was suppressed, for unknown reasons, by Pope Pius II.

I could seen the church and a few of the convents building from the dirt road, and learned from a sign, that the church once had a nave, two aisles and three apses, but only the central nave still existed.

I knocked at some doors, but nobody was "at home", when I approached the church.