Abbey of Saint Mary of Barsento

Abbey of Saint Mary of Barsento

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Abbey of Saint Mary of Barsento

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Location: Noci, Bari, Apulia, Italy

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December 4, 2022

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The Abbey of S. Maria di Barsento is a place full of mystery, very rich from an architectural, archaeological and environmental point of view.

You can get there from Alberobello along the beautiful IT1A Alberobello-Noci cycle path, immersed in the most resplendent nature and climbing up the hill to the abbey, from where you dominate the entire area.

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December 4, 2022

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Numerous popular tales populate these woods with fantastic animals and hidden treasures. It is said that in the past, following heavy rains, ancient objects emerged from the ground at the base of the hillside.
The adjacent building, later transformed into a farm, was originally a convent.
The origins of the Abbey traditionally date back to 591, when Pope Gregory the Great had a brotherhood of monks of the order of S. Equizio established here

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January 22, 2022

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The Barsento church is a religious building located in the rural area of Noci
The building stands in a dominant position on a promontory overlooking a canal called "di Pirro" (440 m a.s.l.), a large valley that precedes the Fasano forest.
It is an important testimony of the Romanesque rock architecture (11th-12th centuries). The church attests to the original application of the traditional practice of dry stone constructions to the forms of religious architecture.

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