15-03-2021
Virtual guided tour of Pomposa's AbbeyTeasing your curiosity
saturday 20 March 7pm (Rome time)
The church was founded in the 6th century A.D. and from the middle of the 9th century the first community of Benedictine monks began to form, reaching its peak after the year 1000, when the Abbot’s spiritual and political jurisdiction extended over all the surrounding villages. A true lighthouse of culture, Pomposa had one of the most extensive libraries of the time. Among the personalities that made it so famous were the saint Guido degli Strambiati, Abbot of the Community, and Guido d’Arezzo , inventor of the modern musical notation . A cycle of beautiful frescoes of Giotto school decorate the Basilica , the Refectorium and the Chapter House , there are also pavimental mosaics of variuos periods and an imposant bell tower of 48 mt!
rate 15,00€/pax (Zoom)