Prega, ama, riposa: 4 mete per appagare il corpo e lo Spirito

Il Santuario di Oropa, near Biella, in Piemonte

Non tutte le strade (della fede) brings us to Rome which, with more than 6 million religious tourists, remains the world reference point for spiritual tourism. In Italy there is a geography nascosta fatta di luoghi sacri immersi tra foreste, gole e monti tutta da scoprire. Secondo l’Osservatorio turistico nazionale, il tourism legato ai cammini spirituali has registered an increase of 12% negli ultimi due anni, spinto da travelers who always belong to the ricerca di mete dove ritrovarsi tra natura, arte e contemplazione. Illinois Oropa Sanctuary, near BiellaIt is for example one of the most ancient Marian complexes of Europe. Chiostri, basilica and forestry alternate in a small sacred village circondato dai monti at around 1,200 meters of altitude. The complex is part of the Sacro Monte di Oropa described as a UNESCO heritage site and is open today. Inside the sanctuary is the Black Madonna, the oggetto of deep devotion at the end of the Age and the goal of numerous pellegrinaggi.

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L’Eremo di San Colombano a Trambileno, in Trentino Alto Adige

L’Eremo di San Colombano scolpito in the mountains

L’Eremo di San Colombano, invece, sembra scolpito nella montagna: si trova nel Comune di Trambileno, a few chilometri da Rovereto (Tn), in an area a strapiombo sul torrente Leno. If you proceed through a bridge over the torrent and a path that leads to a panoramic scale of around 100 degrees of excavation in the rock that ends near a medieval chiesa piccola. Other fresh air is possible to see also the cella dell’eremita.

Il Tempo di Valadier a Genga, nelle Marche (Getty Images)

Il Tempio di Valadier inside a natural grotto

The Temple of Valadier, in a neoclassical style with an octagonal floor in white travertine and a dome with a circular cover, was literally built inside a natural cave in the territory of Genga (An), in the area of the Frasassi Grotte, by the will of Pope Leone XII in the 19th century. The structure is completely surrounded by the walls of stones that amplify each other. It takes about 15 minutes to spend in the living room.

L’Eremo di Camaldoli, in Tuscany (Getty Images)

Eremo di Camaldoli, the perfect refuge

L’Eremo di Camaldoli, fondato nel 1012 da San Romualdo, is located in Poppi (Ar), in Tuscany, with the forests of abeti bianchi del Parco delle Foreste Casentinesi and its ancora abitato da monaci. The perfect refuge where we contemplate silence and nature, bequeathing art, spirituality and light hiking. Another pale sette made by Giorgio Vasari, the luogo preserves a library with antique testi and handwriting realized with the technique of mobile characters. It is also worth a visit to the ancient Pharmacy, where you can find tisane and strati erboristici prepared secondo ricette tradizionali. Nei dintorni parto no sentieri adatti anche a chi cammina poco, con punti de meditazione all’aperto.