20의 포레스트 카센티네시, 몬테 팔테로나, 캄피냐 국립공원가지 명소 & 주요 장소

A particularly beautiful destination in winter 🥰

Of course, very easy. It can be reached very well by bike.

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.

This location takes its name from the erosive phenomenon caused by the Rabbi river, in fact at this point the waters of the river have cut the rock on which they flowed into three parts, creating two small waterfalls. Below them a wonderful natural swimming pool has formed, ideal for a refreshing swim in the warmer months.

Mount Falco stands on the border between Arezzo and Florence and is also known as the "Roof of the Casentinesi Forests". With its 1,658 meters of altitude, it is the highest peak in the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines, exceeding the adjacent Mount Falterona by just four metres. To protect the alpine and subalpine vegetation present here, which is rare for these areas, an integral nature reserve has been established in this area.

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).