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Monasticism in The Marche: hermitages and caves

 

Discreet spirituality 

 
The Marche is dotted with about a hundred abbeys, often within walking distance of each other. Being its Apennines also full of mountains and hills, valleys and streams, forests, ravines and gorges, this has always been one of the ideal destinations for the Hermit Saints who here found shelter in Hermitages and Caves in the rock, still capable to inspire in visitors a satisfying feeling of peace and serenity.
Discover the list of visitable Hermitages in the section To be seen.
 
 
 

Monasticism in The Marche: hermitages and caves

 

Attractions along the route

Discover the attraction of Ascoli Piceno- The hermitage of St. Mark

Ascoli Piceno- The hermitage of St. Mark

The hermitage of St. Mark is in southern Ascoli Piceno. The religious buiding clings to the rock surface of San Marco Hill, near the hamlet Piagge, in the...

Discover the attraction of Montefortino - Hermitage of S.Leonardo al Volubrio

Montefortino - Hermitage of S.Leonardo al Volubrio

The hermitage and sanctuary San Leonardo al Volubrio can be reached  from the Infernaccio Gorge in the Sibillini mountains walking along a trail that goes...

Discover the attraction of Valleremita - Hermitage of S. Maria of Valdisasso

Valleremita - Hermitage of S. Maria of Valdisasso

The village of Valleremita takes its name from an ancient Benedictine monastery that housed, according to tradition, San Francesco (1210) in his passage to...

 
Discover the attraction of Serra Sant'Abbondio - Monastery of Fonte Avellana

Serra Sant'Abbondio - Monastery of Fonte Avellana

The Monastery of Fonte Avellana is situated on the wooded slopes of Mount Catria (1701 m.) at 700 meters above sea level in Serra...

Discover the attraction of Genga - Heremitage of Santa Maria infra Saxa Hermitage

Genga - Heremitage of Santa Maria infra Saxa Hermitage

A few steps from the entrance of the Frasassi Caves, you will find the Heremitage of Santa Maria infra Saxa Hermitage, a building excavated in the rock known...

Discover the attraction of Fabriano - Hermitage of San Silvestro

Fabriano - Hermitage of San Silvestro

The Hermitage of San Silvestro in Montefano of Fabriano was founded by San Silvestro Guzzolini in 1231 near the fount Vembrici; new monastic order was called...

 
Discover the attraction of Fano - Hermitage of Monte Giove

Fano - Hermitage of Monte Giove

The Hermitage of Monte Giove rise up on a top of hill of the same name (223 m.), about two miles from Fano city centre; it was built in the first...

 
 
 

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