Among hermitages, abbeys and frescoes The never dormant spirituality of Umbria

In Valnerina exist three abbeys of exceptional religious, historical and artistic value all founded by a group of Syriac hermits arrived in Umbria between the 5th and 6th centuries: San Pietro in Valle it is located in Ferentillo; San Felice and Mauro in Santa Anatolia di Narco; Sant’Eutizio in Preci. This latter abbey has suffered … Read more

Five abbeys in Italy to visit in autumn

With the arrival ofAutumn nature transforms itself and reveals its wonderful colors, giving us breathtaking landscapes and sunsets. But if you want to go for a walk either a different weekend than usual, you can go to the discovery of cities, monuments and small villages: their atmosphere is even more suggestive in this season. Let’s … Read more

Nature, art and yourself: holidays away from the world in abbeys and monasteries

Listen to the audio version of the article Only one person for the shooting, no artificial light or background music, no comments: it is under these conditions that twenty years ago the prior of the Grande Chartreuse opened the doors of the ancient Carthusian monastery in the Grenoble Alps to the director Philip Gröning to … Read more

Among hermitages, abbeys and frescoes The never dormant spirituality of Umbria

In Valnerina exist three abbeys of exceptional religious, historical and artistic value all founded by a group of Syriac hermits arrived in Umbria between the 5th and 6th centuries: San Pietro in Valle it is located in Ferentillo; San Felice and Mauro in Santa Anatolia di Narco; Sant’Eutizio in Preci. This latter abbey has suffered … Read more

Wines and abbeys, the story never told in an event in Fossanova

from Michele Marangon Tastings and conferences to tell the importance of monasteries in handing down precious vines to the present day. From 2 to 4 September over twenty wineries present and an international guest The history of the wine linked to the most important abbeys in Italy: caskets of knowledge, spirituality, but also places that … Read more