29 abbeys, monasteries and hermitages
One page for every place on the Via, from its history to how to get there by bike and where to sleep. Filter by route, or pick a name.
Ponente Route
Abbazia di Casamari
Cistercian masterpiece of 1203 in the Liri Valley.
Abbazia di Farfa
One of the most powerful imperial abbeys of the Middle Ages.
Abbazia di Mater Ecclesiae
On the Island of San Giulio, in Lake Orta. Benedictine monastery of enclosure.
Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
Benedictine monastery of 1313 in the Crete Senesi. Frescoes by Signorelli and Sodoma.
Abbazia di Montecassino
Founded in 529 by Saint Benedict. Final destination.
Abbazia di San Colombano
Founded in 614 at Bobbio, cultural center of the Middle Ages.
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
Romanesque jewel in the Val d'Orcia.
Abbazia di Staffarda
Cistercian from the XII century at the foot of Monviso.
Abbazia di Vallombrosa
Founded in 1036 in the Pratomagno forests.
Eremo di Camaldoli
Founded in 1012 by Saint Romuald.
Eremo di S. Croce del Corvo
Where Dante would have found refuge.
Monastero di Bose
Ecumenical community founded in 1965 by Enzo Bianchi.
Monastero S. Benedetto (Subiaco)
Holy Grotto where Saint Benedict lived as a hermit.
Sacra di San Michele
Monument and symbol of Piedmont. Millennial abbey in Susa Valley.
Centro Route
Abbazia di Casamari
Cistercian masterpiece of 1203 in the Liri Valley.
Abbazia di Chiaravalle
Founded in 1135 by Saint Bernard at the gates of Milan.
Abbazia di Montecassino
Founded in 529 by Saint Benedict. Final destination.
Abbazia di Morimondo
Cistercian from 1134, in the countryside between Milan and Pavia.
Abbazia di Rodengo Saiano
Olivetan abbey of the XV century in Franciacorta. Starting point of the Variante Bresciana.
Abbazia di San Colombano
Founded in 614 at Bobbio, cultural center of the Middle Ages.
Abbazia di San Pietro in Valle
Founded 8th century in Valnerina. Unique early medieval frescoes.
Abbazia di Vallombrosa
Founded in 1036 in the Pratomagno forests.
Basilica di San Francesco (Assisi)
UNESCO Heritage. Giotto's frescoes.
Certosa di Pavia
Grand Charterhouse commissioned by the Visconti in 1396.
Eremo di Camaldoli
Founded in 1012 by Saint Romuald.
Monastero S. Benedetto (Subiaco)
Holy Grotto where Saint Benedict lived as a hermit.
Pietra di Bismantova
Cited by Dante in the Purgatorio.
Levante Route
Abbazia di Casamari
Cistercian masterpiece of 1203 in the Liri Valley.
Abbazia di Fiastra
Cistercian from 1142 in the Marche.
Abbazia di Montecassino
Founded in 529 by Saint Benedict. Final destination.
Abbazia di Novacella
Founded in 1142 in the Isarco Valley.
Abbazia di Pomposa
In the Po Delta, where Guido d'Arezzo invented modern musical notation.
Abbazia di Praglia
Benedictine monastery on the Euganean Hills.
Abbazia di Rosazzo
Benedictine abbey in Friuli.
Monastero di Fonte Avellana
Camaldolese hermitage on Mount Catria.
Monastero S. Benedetto (Subiaco)
Holy Grotto where Saint Benedict lived as a hermit.
S. Spirito a Majella
Celestinian hermitage on the slopes of the Majella.
San Clemente a Casauria
Benedictine abbey from 871. Romanesque masterpiece in Abruzzo.
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