Description of the attraction
The Abbey of Camaiore is one of the landmarks of Camaiore in the Italian region of Tuscany. The first mentions of it date back to the time of the Lombard rule in this area, or rather, to 761, when Lucca was the capital of Tuscany. It was then, in the 8th century, that the Benedictine monks founded the abbey. Subsequently, it grew into a whole religious complex, consisting of a church with a bell tower, a cemetery and a monastery surrounded by a battlement. At the beginning of the 12th century, the abbey reached its peak, and its abbots served as bishops and secular rulers under the patronage of the Vatican.
In the same 12th century, thanks to a generous donation from Countess Matilda di Canossa and at the initiative of the monks themselves, the primitive one-story church with a simple stone altar was rebuilt and acquired its present appearance. Two side chapels, a pediment, an apse were added to the building, and the roof beams of the vaults were made.
Twice in its history, the abbey was plundered and burned along with the town of Camaiore itself: the first time in 1315 and the second time in 1329.
Today, the main entrance to the abbey opens onto a small grassy square in front of the church (formerly there was a cemetery for Benedictine monks). Fragments of the battlements of the 13th century have also been preserved here.
Reviews
| All reviews 4 Mila 06.11.2012 15:48:59
I was there Cool, but somehow lifeless and gray (
