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Tuscany Travel: Sacred Tuscany

Vallombrosa, the monastery and the forest: God's greenery (Dec 2008)

For those of you who have already visited this area, you'll know very well that every corner of central Italy is filled with holy stories. Religious leaders have lived here for centuries, including San Benedetto, San Romualdo, and San Francesco. The steep mountains are home to hermits who live thei ...

Virgin Mary Sculpted by Lightening (Jul 2006)

According to an old legend, there once lived a shepherd who used to graze his sheep on the woodland hills of the Amiata. To pass the many hours he spent alone up in the hills, he spent much of his time carving a large branch that he had found nearby. His inspiration perhaps coming from the original ...

Mariano di Montenero Monastery (Jul 2006)

Deeply rooted in Livorno's traditions, is their dedication to the Virgin Mary or la Madonna. For example, after they were married, Livornese brides would offer their flowers to a shrine dedicated to Madonna, in the hope she would protect them from the European plague. Her love to the city was prove ...

Passignano (Jul 2006)

Those who, after having completed the long ascent from Greve and from the Medieval village of Montefioralle, stop for a moment to catch their breath and admire the breathtaking view of the Valdesa, will see, in the distance of this spectacular view of endless green hills covered in lush vegetation, ...

Santa Maria from Montserrat: a Spanish Lady on Elba (May 2006)

Monserrat is the most important sacred place of Catalogna and one of the main sanctuaries inside the Iberian Peninsula. At least since the IX century, Monserrat has guarded the small image of Virgin Mary with her baby (famously known as “La Moreneta”, “La Scura”), which, according to the tradition, ...

The Synagogue of Florence (May 2006)

Florence has a Jewish community whose origins date back to the Roman era when there were several Jews living in houses near the Ponte Vecchio. We know that in 1396, there was a bank opened in the centre which made loans; an activity which has only been officially authorized by the government since a ...

Verdiana - Forgotten Saint of Castelfiorentino (Mar 2006)

In a sanctuary in Castelfiorentino which resembles an elegant jewelbox, rest the mortal remains of Verdiana, the humble daughter of this marvellous land (even if her hagiography sites noble origins). The building is very old though today, appears to be the result of some successful restoration from ...

Gropina - A Dreamworld Made of Stone (Mar 2006)

Somewhere between the beautiful Tuscan cities of Florence and Arezzo, following a difficult ascent up a steep trail which meanders around the Pratomagno bend, is the unique town of Gropina. Although it involves a backbreaking climb up an almost impossibly steep hill, it is journey which is d ...

Jerusulem - in Tuscany! (Mar 2006)

Jerusulem - in Tuscany! Situated in the territory of Montaione in the province of Florence, you'll find the smooth land of Valdarno, where they welcome the fascinating people of Certaldo, San Gimignano and Volterra and people from San Vivaldo, where there is a valuable sacred mountain, but one of ...

Mount Labbro and David Lazzaretti (Mar 2006)

Approaching the territory of Mont Amiata in Maremma, you can't but help notice the sharp and desolate profile of the dormant volcano Mount Labbro. At the summit (1193 metres above sea level) where the winds buffet the lonely peak, there is a building almost like a Mesopotamian, and there are ziggura ...

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