Basilica of St Benedict SitesApril 24, 2024Basilica erected on the birthplace of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica, today it is under reconstruction after an earthquake.
Monastery of San Benedetto in Monte SitesApril 24, 2024A male benedictine community of monks known for their beer production and their successful album of Gregorian chant
Colomba, the Italian Easter dessert, is not to be missed. Food and DrinkMarch 28, 2024This perfect Italian cake, with its characteristic shape, covered with almonds and sugar, has crossed borders
Basilica of Saint Sebastian outside the Walls SitesMarch 7, 2024The basilica stands close to the Ct Callixtus Catacombs and it is one of the Seven Pilgrimage Churches visited during the Jubilee
Age of Empires and St. James in Sicily: The Return of the Hero StoriesJanuary 23, 2024In Sicily, more than three hundred churches are dedicated to Saint James the Apostle. A stretch of the famed Way of St. James also crosses the island.
The Sword in the Stone: The legend of Saint Galgano StoriesJanuary 19, 2024The village of Montesiepi in Siena is home to a (literally) legendary relic - the Sword of Saint Galgano. The sword is embedded upright in a massive rock, à la…
The Via Jacobi Uncovers Sicily’s Past TrailsJanuary 8, 2024The surprising intense devotion to St James in Sicily dates back to Normans. Discover the Sicilian Way to St James
St Nicholas of Bari Church SitesJanuary 8, 2024Church dedicated to st Nicholas and affiliated to the Papal Basilica of St Mary Maggiore in Rome
St James sanctuary in Capizzi SitesDecember 19, 2023An important pilgrimage sanctuary related with St James the Apostle in Sicily