Tuscany Vacation Villas

Tuscany is not only famous for its cities of art, but also for some beautiful religious places. Among these, Chiusi della Verna certainly represents a significant milestone. Our agency decided to choose for you the best villas in Chiusi della Verna in Casentino for a vacation sorrounded by nature and spirituality.

Chiusi della Verna is located on Monte Penna in Casentino and it is famous for its Sanctuary of Verna, a place where St. Francis received the stigmata on September 17th, 1224.

Being on the Via Romea, in the Middle Ages pilgrims passed by these places and St. Francis chose repeatedly Mount Verna for its spiritual retreats. During the last of his retreats, after 40 days of fasting, the saint received the stigmata. The place is considered holy since then. The Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli was the first monastery built here, and inside you can see major paintings, a Della Robbia terracotta and some relics of St. Francis, including his habit.
The Basilica Maggiore was consecrated in 1568 and is home to important works of art. From here you enter the Stigmata Corridor and the Stigmata Chapel.

Surrounded by unspoilt nature, you should also walk to the ‘Sasso Spicco’, a huge rock placed on a column that does not touch the cliffs nearby and on which St. Francis was praying isolated from the world.

Chiusi della Verna is also famous for its dispute with the town of Caprese Michelangelo on which of the two towns gave birth to the famous artist Michelangelo Buonarroti.