{"id":21468,"date":"2026-07-16T09:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turismojesi.it\/via-delle-abbazie\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T13:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:22:23","slug":"via-delle-abbazie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.turismojesi.it\/en\/via-delle-abbazie\/","title":{"rendered":"Via delle abbazie"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The medieval soul of the Vallesina along the way of the abbeys;
a journey through ancient monasteries and cloisters that preserved
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Along the Esino River, a fascinating itinerary leading you to discover magnificent medieval churches<\/strong>
Among the first areas in Italy to witness the development of monasticism,\u00a0the Marche region<\/strong>\u00a0is home to one of the highest numbers of abbeys in the country. We invite you to explore them, starting from the\u00a0heart of the region<\/strong>\u00a0and following the course of the Esino River on a captivating itinerary that will lead you to discover magnificent medieval churches nestled within a\u00a0rural landscape<\/strong>\u00a0that reflects the most\u00a0authentic character of the Marche hinterland<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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the route of the abbeys<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Located in the centre of Chiaravalle, it is the\u00a0first Gothic monument in the Marche region<\/strong>.
It was founded in\u00a01172<\/strong>\u00a0by Cistercian monks in the midst of a\u00a0forest of downy oaks<\/strong>, from which it takes its name. Its estates, partly donated by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, extended as far as the mouth of the Esino River. This aroused the interest of the municipalities of Jesi and Ancona, which for many centuries unsuccessfully competed for control of this vast area.
The abbey\u2019s\u00a0fa\u00e7ade<\/strong>\u00a0consists of a\u00a0narthex<\/strong>\u00a0and an elegant\u00a0rose window<\/strong>, distinguished by a white marble frame and twelve radial columns.
The\u00a0interior<\/strong>\u00a0is laid out on a\u00a0Latin cross plan<\/strong>\u00a0and divided into\u00a0three naves<\/strong>. Particularly noteworthy are the brick-red pillars supporting the pointed arches, contrasting with the white walls, and the numerous side altars, most of which date from the Baroque period.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Situated on a small hill<\/strong>\u00a0just outside the historic centre of Jesi.
It is believed to have originally been a\u00a0Benedictine abbey<\/strong>, later donated to the Franciscans in the\u00a0second half of the 13th century<\/strong>, who modified it from both an\u00a0architectural<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0decorative<\/strong>\u00a0point of view.
The church is divided into\u00a0three naves<\/strong>, with the side aisles lower than the central one. This arrangement is unusual in\u00a0Franciscan architecture<\/strong>\u00a0and is therefore evidence that the church predated the arrival of the Franciscans.
As for its\u00a0interior decoration<\/strong>, the church was enriched in the\u00a0first half of the 13th century<\/strong>\u00a0with a cycle of paintings, of which only the\u00a0Crucifixion<\/strong>\u00a0in the apse remains today, created by artists of the\u00a0Rimini school<\/strong>.
The rest of the current decoration is the result of a\u00a0mid-19th-century restoration<\/strong>\u00a0carried out by the architect\u00a0Angelo Angelucci<\/strong>.
Finally, on the\u00a0left side<\/strong>\u00a0of the exterior, the presence of a small\u00a0window<\/strong>\u00a0and a\u00a0sealed arch<\/strong>\u00a0is particularly noteworthy, as they indicate the former existence of a\u00a0bell tower<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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It is considered\u00a0one of the oldest buildings in Jesi<\/strong>.
The oldest part,\u00a0the apse<\/strong>, dates back to the end of the\u00a012th century<\/strong>, while the rest of the building, in a style recalling\u00a0Gothic architecture<\/strong>, can be traced to the early years of the\u00a014th century<\/strong>. For at least a century, the church served as a\u00a0Commandery<\/strong>\u00a0managed by the\u00a0Knights Templar<\/strong>, where pilgrims travelling to\u00a0Rome<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Ancona<\/strong>\u00a0could find accommodation. The Templar presence is attested by\u00a0two crosses<\/strong>\u00a0carved into the jambs of the main entrance and by the symbol of the\u00a0six-pointed star<\/strong>, associated with the\u00a0Virgin Mary<\/strong>, carved on the wall of the left nave.
The\u00a0gabled fa\u00e7ade<\/strong>\u00a0features a sequence of blind arches.
The\u00a0interior<\/strong>, comprising three aisled naves ending in apses, is mainly characterized by\u00a0ribbed vaults<\/strong>\u00a0supported by compound pillars, while the side aisles display more\u00a0Romanesque forms<\/strong>.
The\u00a0few surviving frescoes<\/strong>, probably dating from between\u00a01000 and 1200<\/strong>, are all that remains of the church\u2019s original interior decoration.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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It is located in the area between Jesi\u2019s\u00a0historic centre<\/strong>\u00a0and the Esino River and is\u00a0one of the city\u2019s oldest churches<\/strong>.
Founded in the\u00a05th century<\/strong>, it is the only\u00a0abbey<\/strong>\u00a0in the Jesi area that\u00a0survived the Middle Ages<\/strong>. Today it has a\u00a0Neoclassical appearance<\/strong>\u00a0with a single nave, the result of a\u00a0restoration<\/strong>\u00a0begun in the\u00a0mid-18th century<\/strong>, which completely transformed the building.
Throughout its history, the church underwent\u00a0several alterations<\/strong>, most clearly visible in the\u00a0crypt<\/strong>, where remains from different periods have been preserved. Among them are a\u00a0sarcophagus<\/strong>, representing the oldest known example of\u00a0Christian sculpture<\/strong>\u00a0in the Vallesina;\u00a0three tombs<\/strong>, dating from the 3rd to the 4th century, which suggest that the church may originally have been a\u00a0funerary basilica<\/strong>; and a\u00a0fresco<\/strong>\u00a0depicting the face of an\u00a0angel<\/strong>, dating from the 10th-11th century and probably the surviving fragment of an\u00a0Annunciation<\/strong>.
In the\u00a014th century<\/strong>, the church was remodelled in the\u00a0Gothic style<\/strong>.
It originally consisted of\u00a0three naves<\/strong>, with a raised altar and a floor level lower than that of the present building. The\u00a018th-century restoration<\/strong>\u00a0radically altered its appearance. Even today, the old\u00a0arches<\/strong>\u00a0of the nave, which was subsequently closed off, can still be seen incorporated into the right-hand wall.
Finally, inside the church there is a\u00a0granite<\/strong>\u00a0column<\/strong>\u00a0depicting\u00a0Christ<\/strong>\u00a0at the column, painted in the\u00a017th century<\/strong>, but also bearing traces of\u00a0earlier paintings<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Located<\/strong>\u00a0near the left bank of the\u00a0Esino River<\/strong>, in the\u00a0centre<\/strong>\u00a0of the town of\u00a0Moie<\/strong>\u00a0(a hamlet of Maiolati Spontini), it stands in an area that was once rich in shrub vegetation (known as molliam in Latin and moje in local dialect).
Both the church and the town derive their names from this feature. The foundation of the abbey dates back to the early\u00a011th century<\/strong>\u00a0and is attributed to the Attoni family. Over the centuries, the abbey acquired extensive holdings and, by the\u00a014th century<\/strong>, controlled more than\u00a0400 hectares<\/strong>\u00a0of land.
It entered a period of decline in the following century and, in\u00a01456<\/strong>, was transferred to the Diocese of Jesi. It was subsequently elevated to parish status and provided with a baptismal font.
The church is built in the\u00a0Romanesque style<\/strong>\u00a0and is divided into two sections: the entrance block, featuring a square-plan atrium and a portal with archivolts decorated with\u00a0Gothic-style vegetal motifs<\/strong>; and the church itself, characterized by an inscribed\u00a0Greek cross plan<\/strong>, divided into\u00a0three naves<\/strong>, with\u00a0three apses<\/strong>\u00a0at the rear and two on the sides.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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It is located in the hamlet of\u00a0Sasso<\/strong>\u00a0(municipality of Serra San Quirico), surrounded by a landscape of rolling hills dotted with medieval villages. It was\u00a0the most important abbey<\/strong>
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Founded by Saint Romuald<\/strong>\u00a0around\u00a01010<\/strong>, it owned sixty properties, including churches, castles and villas, by the 12th century.
This vast building, in\u00a0Romanesque-Gothic style<\/strong>, has the appearance of a\u00a0fortified church<\/strong>. Outside, the Romanesque portal is particularly noteworthy. On its lunette is carved a\u00a0Greek cross<\/strong>
flanked by two fantastic lion-like creatures, symbolising the forces of evil driven away by the Cross. The interior features a basilica plan with three naves,
divided by compound pillars with\u00a0decorated capitals<\/strong>.
Also of interest are the\u00a0raised presbytery<\/strong>, distinguished by a large\u00a0semi-circular apse<\/strong>, and the\u00a0crypt<\/strong>\u00a0below, which contains\u00a0seven aisles<\/strong>.
Finally,\u00a0to the delight of younger visitors<\/strong>, be sure to stop and admire the group of\u00a0fallow deer<\/strong>\u00a0kept in the enclosure next to the abbey!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Surrounded by a stunning landscape at the entrance to the\u00a0Gola della Rossa<\/strong>, the abbey was founded by a local family in the early\u00a010th century<\/strong>. Over time, thanks to the donation of lands, castles and churches, it acquired considerable\u00a0economic and political power<\/strong>. It entered a period of\u00a0decline in the 15th century<\/strong>, eventually even being converted into a farm. In\u00a01810<\/strong>, following Napoleon’s suppression of monastic orders, the abbey passed to the\u00a0Diocese of Fabriano<\/strong>.
The\u00a0current structure<\/strong>\u00a0probably dates to the end of the\u00a011th century<\/strong>. The\u00a0entrance block<\/strong>\u00a0consists of two towers and an atrium. The church has an almost\u00a0square plan<\/strong>, featuring an\u00a0inscribed Greek cross<\/strong>, and is distinguished by\u00a0five apses<\/strong>, three corresponding to the\u00a0naves<\/strong>\u00a0and two on the sides of the cross, as well as by a dome lit through\u00a0four lancet windows<\/strong>.
Next to the abbey entrance is also the access to the\u00a0Speleo-Palaeontological and Archaeological Museum<\/strong>, which houses finds discovered within the municipality of Genga.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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It is located in the municipality of\u00a0Genga<\/strong>, near the famous Frasassi Caves. It can be reached via a 700-metre uphill walk, offering breathtaking views over the striking\u00a0Gola della Rossa<\/strong>.
The hermitage was\u00a0partly carved into a rock face<\/strong>\u00a0at the entrance of a cave, giving even greater charm and uniqueness to what is otherwise a simple structure.
The building is first mentioned in\u00a01029<\/strong>\u00a0among the possessions of the Abbey of San Vittore, and it was also used as a\u00a0cloistered monastery<\/strong>.
Next to<\/strong>\u00a0Santa Maria Infra Saxa stands the\u00a0Temple of Valadier<\/strong>, commissioned by\u00a0Pope Leo XII<\/strong>, a native of Genga. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it is\u00a0nestled inside a cave<\/strong>.
Moreover, the temple once housed a statue of the Madonna and Child by Canova, now preserved in the Museum of Sacred Art in Genga and replaced by a replica.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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It is located in the municipality of\u00a0Apiro<\/strong>\u00a0(province of Macerata), in the San Clemente Valley.
Built around the\u00a0year 1000<\/strong>, it exercised considerable influence over the valley, both from a religious and political standpoint. For this reason, it came into conflict with the municipality of Apiro, which\u00a0partially destroyed it in the 13th century<\/strong>, before it was\u00a0rebuilt during the same century<\/strong>. In the\u00a015th century<\/strong>, it was united with the\u00a0Abbey of Valdicastro<\/strong>, while during the\u00a0Napoleonic period<\/strong>\u00a0it was\u00a0confiscated by the State<\/strong>\u00a0and passed into the ownership of\u00a0various families<\/strong>.
The abbey\u2019s interior layout is particularly distinctive, especially because of a transverse wall that separates the nave, intended for the faithful, from the\u00a0raised presbytery<\/strong>, reserved for the monks, which almost appears to be a church in its own right. The building also features a\u00a0crypt<\/strong>, whose right-hand\u00a0aisle<\/strong>\u00a0was walled off during the sharecropping era and used as a wine cellar. Also noteworthy are the church\u2019s\u00a0capitals<\/strong>\u00a0and cornices, carved with\u00a0medieval symbols<\/strong>\u00a0that served as a means of conveying Christian values to those who could not read.
Another remarkable feature of the church is its use of light, not only because\u00a0the three lancet windows of the presbytery<\/strong>\u00a0are positioned to illuminate the altar throughout the year, but above all because of the\u00a0Light Phenomenon of Sant\u2019Urbano<\/strong>. On\u00a025 May<\/strong>, the feast day of the patron saint, at\u00a07:40 a.m.<\/strong>, and again on\u00a019 July at 7:50 a.m.<\/strong>, a\u00a0beam of light<\/strong>\u00a0entering through an oculus above the apse strikes a carved circle on a column in the nave. At the same time, in the crypt, another beam of light enters through the
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The church, built in\u00a0Romanesque-Gothic style<\/strong>, is relatively small in size.
The interior is\u00a0plastered<\/strong>\u00a0and features an exposed\u00a0timber truss roof<\/strong>, while the\u00a0apse area contains fresco decorations dating from the 14th and 15th centuries<\/strong>. The tripartite
fa\u00e7ade is dominated by an atrium and is characterized by slender columns and lightly carved decorative details.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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With all probability, it is the oldest abbey in the Vallesina.
Its dedication to Saint Apollinaris, Bishop of Ravenna, points to the\u00a0Ravenna-Byzantine rule of the 6th and 7th centuries<\/strong>\u00a0in what was then a frontier territory between the Byzantines and the Lombards. Thanks to recent restoration work, the abbey has regained its authentic\u00a0Romanesque-Gothic<\/strong>\u00a0character and houses an\u00a0apse fresco dating from 1508, attributed<\/strong>
to Arcangelo di Andrea di Bartolo of Jesi<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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With all probability, it is the oldest abbey in the Vallesina.
Its dedication to Saint Apollinaris, Bishop of Ravenna, points to the\u00a0Ravenna-Byzantine rule of the 6th and 7th centuries<\/strong>\u00a0in what was then a frontier territory between the Byzantines and the Lombards. Thanks to recent restoration work, the abbey has regained its authentic\u00a0Romanesque-Gothic<\/strong>\u00a0character and houses an\u00a0apse fresco dating from 1508, attributed<\/strong>
to Arcangelo di Andrea di Bartolo of Jesi<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChiesa di Santa Maria del Mercato (Serra San Quirico) <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Built in 1289<\/strong>\u00a0in an area known as the \u201cMarket Meadow\u201d (Fondo del Mercato<\/em>), it underwent several restorations and, having been deconsecrated, now\u00a0houses a theatre<\/strong>. Its magnificent\u00a0Romanesque bell tower<\/strong>, one of the most striking in the entire Vallesina, has been perfectly preserved. It features a\u00a0square plan<\/strong>\u00a0and is distinguished by\u00a0two tiers of round-arched lancet windows and one tier of mullioned windows<\/strong>, with central travertine columns topped by capitals.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChiesa di San Paterniano (Serra San Quirico) <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The current structure\u00a0dates back to 1473<\/strong>, although a church bearing the same name is already mentioned at the end of the 13th century.
Of particular interest is the\u00a0Renaissance portal<\/strong>, whose architrave depicts the symbol of the\u00a0Camaldolese Order<\/strong>\u00a0(two doves drinking from the same chalice),\u00a0Saint Paternian<\/strong>, bishop, and the papal coat of arms. Inside the church is preserved a\u00a0late 15th-century triptych on panel<\/strong>, depicting the\u00a0Madonna of Loreto, Saint Paternian and Saint Lucy, attributed to the Master of Domo<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbbazia di San Salvatore in Valdicastro (Poggio San Romualdo) <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

It is the only abbey in the Vallesina that preserves all the spaces of a\u00a0typical Benedictine monastery<\/strong>: church, chapter house, study and work rooms, infirmary, guest quarters, dormitory, storerooms, and more. It was\u00a0founded between 1005 and 1009 by Saint Romuald, who died there<\/strong>. In the crypt stands a\u00a0Roman-period sarcophagus<\/strong>\u00a0that once contained the saint\u2019s remains, now preserved in the Church of San Biagio in Fabriano. The building was renovated several times and today displays a\u00a0Gothic style<\/strong>.
Unfortunately,\u00a0it is currently closed to visitors due to damage caused by the earthquake<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChiesa di San Francesco (Staffolo) <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The\u00a0Franciscan convent<\/strong>, originally built in the\u00a0Romanesque style<\/strong>\u00a0but extensively\u00a0altered<\/strong>\u00a0over the centuries, retains its original appearance in the fa\u00e7ade, distinguished by its striking\u00a0stone portal<\/strong>.
Also noteworthy is the bell tower, which stands directly on the slope of the city walls and was probably built on the foundations of an earlier defensive tower.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Dedicated to\u00a0Saint Giles<\/strong>, the patron saint of Staffolo, this church is a\u00a0Romanesque building renovated between the 16th and 17th centuries<\/strong>. Its entrance is embellished by a beautiful\u00a013th-century stone portal<\/strong>\u00a0in white stone, featuring\u00a0concentric arches<\/strong>\u00a0carved with vegetal motifs. Inside, it houses a\u00a0polyptych<\/strong>\u00a0attributed to the\u00a0Master of Staffolo<\/strong>, a Late Gothic painter active in the Marche region between the 1420s and 1460s of the\u00a015th century<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"Abbazia
Abbazia Santa Maria in Castagnola, Chiaravalle <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Chiesa
Chiesa di San Marco, Jesi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Chiesa
Chiesa di San Nicol\u00f2, Jesi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Abbazia
Abbazia di Santa Maria del Piano, Jesi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Abbazia
Abbazia di Santa Maria delle Moie, Maiolati Spontini <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Abbazia
Abbazia di Sant\u2019Elena, Serra San Quirico<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Abbazia
Abbazia di San Vittore delle Chiuse, Genga<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Eremo
Eremo di Santa Maria Infra Saxa, Genga<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Abbazia
Abbazia di Sant\u2019Urbano, Apiro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Chiesa
Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Aroli, Monsano<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Abbazia
Abbazia di Sant\u2019Appollinare, Monte Roberto<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Eremo
Eremo dei Frati Bianchi, Cupramontana<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Chiesa
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Mercato, Serra San Quirico<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Chiesa
Chiesa di San Paterniano, Serra San Quirico <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Abbazia
Abbazia di San Salvatore in Valdicastro, Poggio San Romualdo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Chiesa
Chiesa di San Francesco, Staffolo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Chiesa
Chiesa di Sant\u2019Egidio, Staffolo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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the route of the abbeys The medieval soul of the Vallesina along the way of the abbeys;a journey through ancient monasteries and cloisters that preserved the culture and faith of the region for centuries Along the Esino River, a fascinating itinerary leading you to discover magnificent medieval churchesAmong the first areas in Italy to witness […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21468","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turismojesi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turismojesi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turismojesi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turismojesi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turismojesi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21468"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.turismojesi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21498,"href":"https:\/\/www.turismojesi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21468\/revisions\/21498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turismojesi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}