Sacra Di San Michele

Located high on a hilltop, the abbey was constructed between 983 and 987.  The 12th century was its period of greatest splendor.  It is one of the largest European religious Romanesque architectural complexes, the result of construction enlargements made over a millennium.  The abbey portion was heavily bombed during World War II.

 Piedmonte:    Asti        Avigliana        Savigliano        Turino

 Pictures by Tom Aprille ( tomaprille@quartomese.com )                      Italy Main