Hermitage of Camaldoli

The hermitage of Camaldoli was founded around 1025 AD by the hermit friar Romualdo, today San Romualdo. At the beginning the structure had five cells for hermits and a church for common prayer. Today there are twenty cells and the most "recent" dates back to 1743. Over the centuries, other common structures have been built: the refectory, the library and the guesthouse. All the cells are built following the model of the first cell of San Romualdo, still visible although incorporated by the library: it is a small house with a garden surrounded by walls. The internal spaces of the hermitage can only be visited during guided tours; the timetables can be found on the Camaldoli community website.

The Camaldoli hermitage is a religious building located near the town of the same name, in the province of Arezzo, the diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro at approximately 1,100 meters above sea level, within the National Park of the Casentinesi Forests, Monte Falterona and Campigna . Founded by San Romualdo in the early 11th century, the mother house of the Benedictine Congregation of the Camaldolese is immersed in a wonderful forest.

Hermitage immersed in a centuries-old beech forest from which in ancient times they obtained the wood for Florence and Bologna, a very suggestive place, certainly worth a visit. I recommend finding out about the opening hours beforehand so as not to risk being disappointed.