Riserva naturale statale Abbadia di Fiastra

Chiaravalle di Fiastra Abbey (12th century) is one of the best preserved Cistercian abbeys in Italy. Here the rule "ora et labora" established by Saint Benedict, besides becoming real and visible through a unique and charming architectural language, has left precious traces in the surroundings, where interesting evidences of this way of life can be found. In particular, it is possible to visit: the Church, whose simple and essential architecture makes the contact with God easier; the cloister, the "sala del capitolo", the caves, a suggestive hypogean environment developing in an articulated manner under the church, the oil cruets deposit, housing the Archeological Museum and the Exhibit on the Abbeys in the Marches; the cellarium, and the great canteen of the "lay brothers" monks.