Monument symbol of the Piedmont Region and the place that inspired the writer Umberto Eco for the best-seller The Name of The Rose... #tuttitaly
On the top of Mount Pirchiriano, between 983 and 987, stands the Sacra di San Michele. The abbey was founded on pre-existing late-antique buildings by a noble pilgrim, Hugh of Montboissier. In addition to being, throughout the Middle Ages, one of the most important centers of European monastic culture and spirituality, it also inspired the writer Umberto Eco for his bestseller "The Name of the Rose."
You can admire the Piedmontese capital and a breathtaking view of the Val Susa from the top of the abbey's towers. At the same time, inside the main church, dating back to the 12th century, members of the House of Savoy royal family are buried.
The Sacra is dedicated to the cult of the Archangel Michael and is a stage on a pilgrimage route over 2000 km long that goes from Mont-Saint-Michel, in France, to Monte Sant'Angelo, in Puglia.
The steep climb along the perched Staircase of the Dead leads you to cross the Portal of the Zodiac, rich in symbols that refer to bestiaries and medieval cosmology.
You enter the terrace from the church, which offers an indescribable view of the Alps, the Susa Valley, and the Turin Plain.
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