산 피에트로 베르노티코 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

The abbey is located on the Francigena route which can be accessed via a narrow path under a holm oak forest to the right of the abbey.

The tower can be reached by walking along a somewhat daring path.

Currently managed by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), the Cerrate Abbey complex is unique in its kind and one of the most significant examples of Otranto Romanesque. Some details of the church capitals and the interesting explanations of the FAI guides will leave you speechless.

beautiful cycle/pedestrian path that allows you to run along the coast. Sometimes there might be a few too many bikes walking around, so you always have to be careful

beautiful cycle/pedestrian path that allows you to run along the coast. Sometimes there might be a bit too many bikes walking around, so you always have to be careful

Not open to visitors. No sea turtles to see 🐢🙃

The Masseria now has another name (sorry I didn’t write it down!). There is a fence around the whole place and you can no longer enter the pigeon tower which you could presumably do before

https://fondoambiente.it/luoghi/abbazia-di-santa-maria-di-cerrate Once a Byzantine monastery inhabited by Italian-Greek monks, then an agricultural production center specializing in the processing of olives: the Cerrate Abbey offers a fascinating tale of its double soul as a place of worship and historic farm.