Surroundings & Routes - Chiusi della Verna

The land of Chiusi della Verna wedges with a vast curve between Casentino and Valtiberina.
It includes many villages and it presents inside its land the most disparate morphological characteristics.
The heart of the municipial territory is "Penna mountain" together with the Verna Convent and the village of Chiusi.
The "Raw Stone" with its mass rules all Casentino and represents the sign of the valley thanking to its incisions, its fresco paintings.
The mountain is mainly composed by a rock of Arenaria Macigno which is a geological formation with marine origin and which forms the region skeleton.
It is surrounded by a monumental forest which has been protected since St. Francisco's epoch. The Verna's Sanctuary has a great and spiritual importance; inside its massive and articulated architecture keeps several tresors of spirituality, art, cultur and history.
For all the lovers of St. Francisco, "The Verna" is an irremissible pilgrimage's destination. The Verna's friars give to this people, besides the spiritual assistance, the possibility of staying for some days in the guestrooms.

Chiusi della Verna  medievale toscano borgo.