Monastero di San Benedetto

Woman power in the Catholic Church

Evidently the tower of the church was built taller than the Cathedral so as to highlight the power of the Cistercian Nuns who ran the monastery. It is beautiful and on our visit we were taken on a to...

Monastery and convent with interesting history

When this was a convent, the nuns even had a bishop, one of the few churches at the time with a female at such a high position in the Catholic Church. The church itself is a beautiful small church wi...

Serene times

Very serene and peaceful place. Not your usual tourist location but definitely worth a visit, especially if you need some space to mull things over, gives you perspective.

history and religion in a beautiful spot

I enjoyed visitng alone this nice monastery with a large cloister. very quiet and peaceful place for visit and for meditation!

Attention aux pseudos guides !!

Beau cloître roman qu'un pseudo guide nous a emmené voir moyennant la somme de 10 €. Celà ne les méritait évidemment pas pour un temps d'environ 10 minutes. Il est conseillé de refuser tout accompagne...