Eremo di Camaldoli
Eremo di Camaldoli
4.5
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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ele_dreamer
Soresina, Italy267 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
The road to get to the hermitage is beautiful, we got there by motorbike on a hot day, it was 18 degrees at the hermitage!
The visit to the places where the first monk lived is very suggestive. The shop next door is nice, although very touristy.
I recommend going there if you are in these parts
The visit to the places where the first monk lived is very suggestive. The shop next door is nice, although very touristy.
I recommend going there if you are in these parts
Written August 8, 2023
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yenasiena
Siena, Italy12 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
We visited the Hermitage with Father Alessandro ... what to say ... impossible not to be amazed .. an honor and an immense pleasure to listen to him. In a short time he literally plunged us into a fantastic world. Great culture and magical place!!! I recommend everyone a similar experience, large and small. It takes so much respect and admiration! Thank you.
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Written November 16, 2024
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Patricia G
Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom156 contributions
Oct 2019
This church is beautiful. It has a Della Robbia too. Stunning ceilings. Amazing! The tour round is very informative and worthwhile.
Written October 26, 2019
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FLAVIO V
Gallarate, Italy42 contributions
Apr 2016
Nice place, but before going to Camaldoli we spent a night at Convento de La Verna, that is really spititual. Nothing is at the same level.
Written March 9, 2017
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Greg_and_Sandra
Sydney24 contributions
Jun 2015
We take all our vistors here for the green, beautiful surroundings and the tranquillity. The farmacia is amazing and the road to the Eremo is gorgeous. Definitely a place to visit on a hot day. The only criticism is the closure of the church in the middle of the day. We would have appreciated a brief explanation as to why the entrance door was closed in our faces - rather than the abrupt, "It is closed."
Written June 27, 2015
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Brun066
Florence, Italy13,850 contributions
Jun 2015 • Family
The "Lavra" or "Laura" is a model of Eastern monastic agglomeration, similar in appearance to a village with scattered houses, which provides that the monks live in their cells, with little or no time for common life.
The "Lavrai" of Mount Athos, in Greece, are universally known; but also some survived in southern Italy, not surprisingly in areas once dominated by the Byzantines.
But in Camaldoli Eremo (ie, Hermitage) the model of "lavra" is applied to the Western Christianity, by its founder, the monk Romualdo (a native of Ravenna, the city well known for its Byzantine cultural heritage). The monks' homes are close to one another, but separated, in a regular, picturesque row.
Unfortunately the cells can not be visited, you can just look at them through the gate; but the guided tour inside the hermitage (every half hour, with a break at lunchtime; donation welcome) includes a visit to the cell that is designated as that of Romualdo. The cell is of course very restored, compared to ancient times (1012 AD) to which the hermitage is dated; but it also gives an idea of the living space of the monks.
The visit also includes the church, rebuilt many times and currently showing a Baroque appearance.
The character of the monastic order founded by Romualdo, the Camaldolesi, is peculiar, because, residing in the heart of the Apennines in the middle of dense forests, they developed the practice of forestry (in this calling another order born in Tuscany in the same period , the "Vallombrosa" monks).
The area surrounding the hermitage is crossed by many paths (quite well signposted) that run through the surrounding magnificent forests of conifers and deciduous trees, today part of the "Foreste Casentinesi" National Park. Being already the hermitage site to over 1000 m. high, some paths allow in short time to climb up to the ridge of the surrounding mountains.
The "Lavrai" of Mount Athos, in Greece, are universally known; but also some survived in southern Italy, not surprisingly in areas once dominated by the Byzantines.
But in Camaldoli Eremo (ie, Hermitage) the model of "lavra" is applied to the Western Christianity, by its founder, the monk Romualdo (a native of Ravenna, the city well known for its Byzantine cultural heritage). The monks' homes are close to one another, but separated, in a regular, picturesque row.
Unfortunately the cells can not be visited, you can just look at them through the gate; but the guided tour inside the hermitage (every half hour, with a break at lunchtime; donation welcome) includes a visit to the cell that is designated as that of Romualdo. The cell is of course very restored, compared to ancient times (1012 AD) to which the hermitage is dated; but it also gives an idea of the living space of the monks.
The visit also includes the church, rebuilt many times and currently showing a Baroque appearance.
The character of the monastic order founded by Romualdo, the Camaldolesi, is peculiar, because, residing in the heart of the Apennines in the middle of dense forests, they developed the practice of forestry (in this calling another order born in Tuscany in the same period , the "Vallombrosa" monks).
The area surrounding the hermitage is crossed by many paths (quite well signposted) that run through the surrounding magnificent forests of conifers and deciduous trees, today part of the "Foreste Casentinesi" National Park. Being already the hermitage site to over 1000 m. high, some paths allow in short time to climb up to the ridge of the surrounding mountains.
Written June 4, 2015
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Geo Trails
6 contributions
Aug 2021
Important visit for pilgrims and non. Food for the soul.....The natural trail leading up to
Eremo from Camaldoli through the forest is part of the journey.
Eremo from Camaldoli through the forest is part of the journey.
Written August 29, 2021
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Bret Thoman
Italy12 contributions
Oct 2018 • Friends
Go during summer months where there is a guide who will take you through the complex and show you around. Visit cell of St. Romuland and Baroque-era church. Consider that the order just celebrated 900 years of existence.
Written October 26, 2018
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Nikolina M
Thessaloniki, Greece31 contributions
Apr 2017 • Couples
A beautiful hermitage in a beautiful setting. Nature lovers will love the area. We were there in time for the evening prayer and it was a unique experience (if you 're not a Catholic).
Written June 30, 2017
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John K
Boston, MA103 contributions
Jun 2016 • Couples
There is a ring hike that starts on the left side of the monastery and takes you high up to ridge over looking the valleys of the Casentini. The beginning is in a rough cut where the spring melt has washed way the soil, and is a stiff up hill through towering pines. Farther up you reach a ridge and the forest becomes mostly beech. Great views. The trail is well marked, but you should have a map. Small free ones are available in one of the bars in Camaldoli. No one on the trails. Your mind wanders to thoughts of those who walked these paths in days gone by. Quiet. It was cool in early June, and smoke was coming from some of the little buildings in the monastery as we picked our way down. There are signs reminding everyone to keep silence. A path not taken....
Written June 11, 2016
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Io li avevo trovati on line, ma in concreto giù all'info point mi hanno detto che da mattina a sera in estate sono aperti e ci sono le visite guidate ogni mezz'ora. Mi spiace non saper essere più precisa!
Written June 10, 2018
Consiglio di non andare in giorno festivo è meglio fermarsi a 900 metri nel borgo di Camaldoli. Parcheggio e poi dal sentiero a piedi salire tre km. Gino s 1100 metri s.l.m. Una esperienza unica e di miglior fede.
Written August 8, 2018
che percorso da fare a piedi consigli di fare in questa stagione ...diciamo 2-3 ore di camminata...
grazie
Written January 26, 2018
Ciao Mik!
Prova a dare un’occhiata al sito del Parco delle Foreste Casentinesi. Cii sono camminate ed escursioni per tutti i gusti, alcune molto belle e piuttosto semplici anche intorno a Camaldoli.
Written January 26, 2018
Collegamenti, non diretti, bus e treno da Arezzo.
Written August 5, 2017
Salve volevo sapere se l'accoglienza al monastero (pernottamento) è accessibile anche ai non religiosi e se ha qualche numero di telefono per avere contatti con il monastero. Grazie
Written April 19, 2017
L’ospitalità del monastero è aperta anche a non-religiosi. Per famiglie e gruppi ci sono anche case coloniche di proprietà del monastero. Sul sito del monastero c’è il form e il numero di contatto con la foresteria. Durante tutto l’anno, in particolare in primavera estate, ci sono incontri formativi e di riflessione.
Written January 19, 2018
Vorrei fare un ritiro spirituale ed alloggiare nell'eremo. qualcuno ha fatto questa esperienza? avete suggerimenti? qualcosa sui costi?
Written April 18, 2017
non ho capito se ci si arriva con la macchina o bisogna fare dei trattiva piedi?
Written April 14, 2017
ciao si arriva benissimo fin lassù all'eremo con la macchina ... c è la piazza con il parcheggio. ... da li poi volendo ci sono i sentieri a Piedi nel bosco...
Written April 14, 2017
Buongiorno, vorrei offrire ai miei genitori un soggiorno di una settimana presso l'eremo di Camaldoli come dono per i loro quarant'anni di matrimonio. Vorrei sapere in quale periodo è possibile venire (vitto e alloggio con possibilità di partecipazione alle attività aperte agli ospiti) e come fare per metterli in lista per potere venire. Vorrei sapere tutte le informazioni necessarie per il loro soggiorno presso voi. Mi hanno parlato molto bene di questa esperienza, e vorrei donare loro l'occasione di un periodo di serenità e riflessione spirituale (sono cattolici praticanti).
In attesa di un vostro riscontro, vi porgo cordiali saluti.
Written May 22, 2015
io ho goduto di quell'esperienza come turista, non posso che darle il nome dell'hotel. Locanda dei Tre Baroni Camaldoli. Loro saranno in grado di darle tutte le informazioni necessarie.
Written May 28, 2015
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