The friars of Saint Antimo are happy to receive friends who speak English.
Saint Antimo's Abbey in Tuscany,Italy is widely visited by many foreigners who speak English.
Visitors come not only for this beautiful abbey that is unique in all of Italy, but also to savour a moment of peace and spirituality. At Saint Antimo you can once again find the door to your heart.
We provide a lot of information in English so you can have a sense of the Saint Antimo experience.
Do you want to know the story of the abbey? Are you interested in visiting the church? Do you want to know more about the friars who live here? Are you a tourist guide looking for information? Father Giovanni, our official guide of Saint Antimo, will accompany you throughout your journey on our website.
Father Giovanni suggests these four courses throughout the site:
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Complete route
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With the complete route Father Giovanni will show you everything about Saint Antimo. You can walk through the church and up into the bell tower, eat with the friars in the refrectory and also visit Tabor and other places. To complete this incredible tour you have to follow the orange prompt. The admission is free, so there's no need to wait. Let's go!
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Historical route
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If you are in rush or you prefer to skip right over to the historical aspects, Father Giovanni will bring you through this way. The color to follow is green. What are you waiting for? Let's go!
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Artistic route
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However, if you want to travel the artistic route, get ready to visit the abbey with your friend Father Giovanni, he will not abandon you. With a brief speech you will be prepared to understand the beauty of the abbey. The color to follow is blue. So... let's go!
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The route for the friars' community
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And finally, if you are interested to know the friars who live in the Starcia's valley, follow Father Giovanni on this fourth route. You will not be disappointed. Yellow is your color. Are you ready? Let's go!
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Have a nice journey!
This text is from " A stone that sings"...and a brother narrates, it's a new guide of Sant'Antimo published in 2004. It's the most up to date text about Sant'Antimo and you can find it when you come to visit us.
Other pages on this site along more than a thousand pictures and other surprises are in Italian. Some links are also connected with this site.