Toirano ascetic
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Description
The old mule track from the Certosa di Toirano rooms in Monte San Pietro (exposed ethnographic museum of Toirano from June to September 2016 show joint Artistic Association "sketch." Mount St. Peter above the valley, this massive mountain, on the slopes of welcomes terraced olive groves that guaranteed sustenance and wealth for centuries to Toirano. the summit is occupied by the Benedictine monastery founded in medioevele era, whose history was closely linked with the ski events. Even today, May 1 this bond remains with the cult to St. Peter every five years the population carries a traditional procession along the old path. to the south, next to the caves, you can see the rock sanctuary of Saint Lucia, dating from the XVI century., preceded by the yard, shaded by two cypresses, access to the scenic natural cavities cut into the church dedicated to the Holy miracle-working protector of view.)