キウージデッラヴェルナ周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

The hike was done in October, a quiet, sunny day. It's best to dress in layers because you'll sweat a bit at the start of the climb, so short sleeves are fine. I later used a Patagonia sweatshirt because it was chilly up there, and a shell jacket if you go in colder weather! I highly recommend it, the view is worth it.

Beautiful access path to the mountain and fantastic views from the summit over the mountains and forests.

Excellent panoramic view of the valley

The refuge, not managed, is located at an altitude of 1234 m. above sea level inside the Casentinesi Forest National Park, along the road that from the Camaldoli Hermitage, passing through Prato alla Penna, leads to Badia a Prataglia.

The place where the sanctuary is located today was donated to Saint Francis by Count Orlando Cattani of Chiusi in 1213. First a hermitage was founded which became a recurring destination for Francis and his disciples for periods of meditation and prayer. Francis stayed here for the last time in 1224. It was precisely on the occasion of that last visit that the Saint received the stigmata. The complex includes the small church of Santa Maria degli Angeli built by Francis himself, the corridor and the Chapel of the Sacred Stigmata and the Basilica dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta where you can admire the Annunciation by the sculptor Andrea della Robbia. The sanctuary is surrounded by the monumental forest of La Verna, a forest of fir and beech trees cared for over the centuries by the Franciscan friars.

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 Holy Mountain of La Verna, as “the raw rock between the Tiber and the Arno…” is called, is the place where the “stigmatized” Francis wanted to relive the same torments that Christ suffered on Calvary. The monastery is located on the Alverna elevation on the southwest slope of Monte Penna north of Chiusi della Verna at 1,128 meters. Places worth seeing in this place of pilgrimage are the Basilica of St. Mary, Queen of Angels (S. Maria degli Angeli) and the chapel of the same name, the so-called “Outstanding Rock” (Sasso Spicco), the Corridor of the Stigmata and the Chapel of the Stigmata (Cappella delle Sacrestimmate).

The Holy Mountain of La Verna, as “the raw rock between the Tiber and the Arno…” is called, is the place where the “stigmatized” Francis wanted to relive the same torments that Christ suffered on Calvary. The monastery is located on the Alverna elevation on the southwest slope of Monte Penna north of Chiusi della Verna at 1,128 meters. Places worth seeing in this place of pilgrimage are the Basilica of St. Mary, Queen of Angels (S. Maria degli Angeli) and the chapel of the same name, the so-called “Outstanding Rock” (Sasso Spicco), the Corridor of the Stigmata and the Chapel of the Stigmata (Cappella delle Sacrestimmate).