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The climb from Galeata along the Via Crucis is really steep, a real Via Crucis but the abbey is a nice point of passage Do not miss the visit and inserting the head into the void

The abbey of Sant'Ellero is a Romanesque abbey located 3 km from Galeata, where the mortal remains of the saint are still kept. It is located on the top of the hill overlooking Galeata.

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The Abbey of Sant’Ellero a Galeata was founded in the fifth century by S.Ellero and was a fundamental religious and medieval center of culture. The church, located on a relief outside Galeata at a height of about 200 meters, can be reached both via a road that can be traveled by car and via an ancient mule track. The building has a Romanesque-style facade made up of sandstone blocks; the portal with columns is decorated with capitals and a large rose window. The most interesting part of the church is the crypt where, inside a sarcophagus decorated with crosses, the relics of St. Ellero are preserved and venerated. The place where Saint Ellero and Theodoric apparently met is indicated near the abbey. A column surmounted by a cross serves to recognize the meeting place. (Source: https://www.romagnatoscanaturismo.it/turismo-spiritiva/abbazia-di-santellero/)