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In this case the starting point is Castelnuovo dell'Abate, a town on a hill overlooking the Abbey of Saint Antimo from the South. The interest which the letter naturally arouses in the visitor all too often overshadows the attractions of Castelnuovo itself: the Bishop's Palace, the late-renaissance Bellanti Palace, the frescoes by Ventura Salimbeni preserved in the parish church (in urgent need of restoration), not ti mention the charm of the town, are good reason for making a stop in Castelnuovo. Close the town, the onyx quarry, the old bridge on the Starcia and the La Velona fortress are well worth a trip; they can all be reached by making a short detour (on foot) from the road leading Castelnuovo to Monte Amiata Scalo.