Discover Badesse

Badesse between Festival, History and Everyday Life

If you are looking for a place with different facets for your journey through Tuscany, Badesse offers several specific points of interest: a festival with a long-established duration, historic buildings, a railway station within the municipality of Monteriggioni, and a cycling route following the traces of a medieval journey. This means that the town can be discovered not only through individual sights, but also through its developed structure and its connection to regional routes.

Getting Your Bearings and Arriving

The provincial road runs through Badesse, forming a clearly recognisable dividing line between the residential area and the industrial area. Services, equipped public green spaces and parking areas are located along this road.

For arriving in the area, it is also important to know that Badesse contains a railway station within the municipality of Monteriggioni. The station is therefore one of the established reference points when choosing where to stay. This does not include any information about connections or timetables, which should be checked separately.

Festa del Pesce e dello Sport

A distinct cultural and culinary point of reference is the Festa del Pesce e dello Sport. It is generally held in Badesse in July, immediately after the Palio, and lasts for three weeks. From 5 to 21 July 2019, the 37th Festa del Pesce e dello Sport took place there. The specific date belongs to the past; the recurring reference to July describes the stated event schedule, but does not replace a current date.

Historic Places and Buildings

Among the notable historic references is Podere Badesse e Molino. The site includes a former mill that was already present in 1825 and has since been altered. The mill is a two- to three-storey stone building with a pitched roof and an attached structure; it is currently being renovated. These details describe the architectural and historic character of the place, but say nothing about whether it can currently be visited.

The Cappella delle Trafisse, also known as San Rocco, is an historic memorial to the rural religious devotion of the Badesse community, built in the 18th century. The townscape is complemented by the new parish church of San Bernardino da Siena, which was consecrated on a Sunday, 13 May. Ponte Ottarchi is considered a monumental railway bridge. The three sites each offer a different focus: memorial, parish church and railway structure.

By Bicycle via Uopini to Badesse

A historic travel route also leads to Badesse. A cycling route following the traces of Sigeric's journey from Canterbury to Rome passes through Uopini and then continues to Badesse. This gives you a clearly defined route reference: Uopini lies along this route before Badesse, while Badesse is named as a further section of the route. No information is available for this route regarding length, elevation gain or difficulty level.

Other Places in the Surrounding Area

For further orientation, you can also discover Anqua, Murlo, Poggibonsi, Radicofani, Siena, Bibbiano, San Giovanni D'asso and Valiano.

Go to the higher-level travel overview: Siena.