Tuscany , the picturesque wine region is known worldwide for its unique landscape – hills dotted with castles, villas and farm houses, and vast expanses of vineyards and olive groves, the source of Chianti Classico wine and extravergine olive oil, interspersed with rows of cypress trees.
The territory also contains other attractions, among the most evocative of which, surrounded by greenery, are the many Romanesque churches.
In the countryside around Tavarnelle Val di Pesa , for exemple , are the Pieve of San Donato in Poggio with three naves and three apses, which houses a XVI C baptismal font by Giovanni Della Robbia, the Pieve di San Pietro in Bossolo and the Pieve di Santo Stefano a Campòli, built in X C and renovated in the XVII C. The addition of the portico dates from the Baroque period. Inside there is still some fine XV C painting.
In San Casciano Val di Pesa, on a tree-lined secondary road, you can find the Pieve di Santa Cecilia a Decimo, originating in the XI C. The facade with the pretty porch dates from the XVI C. Of note is the original massive bell tower while the facade has a pretty porch datet from the XVI C. Inside is a fresco of the XIII C. Not far from the village,there is the church of S. Andrea in Luiano dating from the XI C which contains frescoes by the Florentine school plus a nice baptismal font with a XII C capital.Near San Casciano, you can find the Pieve of San Giovanni in Sugana, a beautiful building, altered in the XVI C, that houses a number of valuable paintings and the Chiesa di 
Santa Maria del Carmine at Morrocco which has a portico where there are traces of frescoes depicting St. Dominic and the Trinity attributed to Filippo Antonio Filippelli, as well as a beautiful XVI C cloister.