This week I managed a
quick visit to two places I have been meaning to see for ages: San Benedetto Po in the “Oltre Po
Mantovano” and Monte Duro near Reggio
Emilia.
San Benedetto Po
has a sprawling monastery founded in 1007, but
rebuilt mainly in the 16th. Century.
It was here that Matilde
di Canossa, a famous Lombard queen connected to Reggio Emilia chose to be
buried.
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
Time was short, but
I managed to take some pictures of the complex. I must come back some time to
explore further this fascinating
place.
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
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| Monastero, San Benedetto Po, Mantova |
I decided a bit
late in the afternoon to climb Monte Duro, which lives up to its name when one climbs it (Duro means
hard in Italian).
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| Monte Duro, Vezzano,RE |
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| Monte Duro, Vezzano,RE |
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| Monte Duro, Vezzano,RE |
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| Monte Duro, Vezzano,RE |
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| Monte Duro, Vezzano,RE |
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| Monte Duro, Vezzano,RE |
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| Monte Duro, Vezzano,RE |
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| Monte Duro, Vezzano,RE |
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| Monte Duro, Vezzano,RE |
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| Monte Duro, Vezzano,RE |
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| Monte Duro, Vezzano,RE |
From the top one has
a good view of the surrounding countryside that this isolated mountain
dominates.
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