So much historyYou can not help but be filled with nostalgia at the Abbey of San Galgano for years gone by, so many stories, so much history.  Parts of Andrei Tarkovskys 1983 film Nostalghia were shot at San GalganoThe Abbey of San Galgano is not the only sight of interest at this location. Just outside the Abbey, there are signs toward the Hermitage of Monte Siepi in memory of San Galgano’s death in 1181. Legend has it that San Galgano embedded his sword in stone as a show of his new life in faith and peace.Through the centuriesConstruction began around 1220 and was completed some six decades later when it…