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Osteria di Passignano
Via Passignano, 33, 50028 Tavarnelle Val di Pesa Florence, Italy Phone: +39 055 807 1278 Cuisines: Italian Features: Business Dining, Alcohol Available, Large Group, Casual, Dinner, Brunch, Lunch http://www.osteriadipassignano.com/About
The abbey, located in the heart of Chianti Classico, is an ancient monastery dating back to 395, when it was founded by the Archbishop of Florence.
still inhabited by monks of the Vallombrosian, keepers of its cultural and historical treasures. The order Vallombrosian, a reformed branch of the Benedictines specializing in viticulture and forestry, was founded by Saint John Gualberto whose relics are in the church of the abbey since his death in 1073.
The monks Vallombrosani and the Abbey of Passignano are known since the Middle Ages, to the attention to classical texts and music, for promoting scientific research (Galileo Galilei taught there in 1587) and for the care of the land through farming, especially screw and reforestation.
