{"id":8282,"date":"2026-04-05T22:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T22:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/?p=8282"},"modified":"2026-04-10T21:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:25:45","slug":"the-heart-of-badia-di-cantignano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/the-heart-of-badia-di-cantignano\/","title":{"rendered":"The heart of Badia di Cantignano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The heart of Badia di Cantignano today is the opening of the new Museum on 27 th March 2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The heart of Badia di Cantignano : where it is located<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/badiadicantignano.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Badia di Cantignano<\/a> is located about 18 km (about 25 km minutes by car ) from the <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/6-photos-bb-sunrise\/\">B&amp;B Sunrise<\/a> and lies in the municipality of Capannori in the province of <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/visit-lucca-the-home-of-the-executioner\/\">Lucca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum is open to tell the story of a heritage that comes from distant roots in the landscape and spirituality and to understand the daily life of Badia di Cantignano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m28!1m12!1m3!1d46042.44601262317!2d10.376506680853241!3d43.842294968938845!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e0!4m5!1s0x12d5844af2da37eb%3A0x712da7ef6007f37f!2sBadia%20di%20Cantignano%2C%2055012%20Capannori%20LU!3m2!1d43.803671!2d10.505656!4m5!1s0x12d59bf7a7905647%3A0xe7354247e5d79ed2!2sB%26B%20Sunrise%20Massarosa%2C%20Via%20Bicchio%2C%2095c%2C%2055054%20Massarosa%20LU!3m2!1d43.8507276!2d10.3634302!5e0!3m2!1sit!2sit!4v1775425003413!5m2!1sit!2sit\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The heart of Badia di Cantignano : History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Badia di Cantignano is located in an ideal place for spiritual retreat, prayer and meditation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Monti Pisani area, it is safe and far from the coast: the historic via Aurelia, infested by bandits who attempted to attack pilgrims traveling to or from Rome along the Via Romea or Via Francigena<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Destroyed several Times rebuilt during the war between Pisa and Lucca, it was rebuilt by the Camaldolese monks in the 12th and 13th centuries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was also known as the &#8220;Palace of a Hundred Windows&#8221; and was built by the Camaldolese in 1455<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The abbey known as San Salvatore di Cantignano ceased to exist and was established as the parish of the Badia di Cantignano consecrated to Saint Bartholomew<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The heart of the Badia di Cantignano : The Sundial garden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unique restored work because it uses the Babylonian time system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The methos used in the East but rarely in italy has been positioned on the walls of the cloister of the building known as the &#8220;Cento Finestre as Hundred windows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The heart of Badia di Cantignano : The Museum<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum houses valuable Lombard stone artifacts such as enigmatic frescoes, Roman mosaic tiles, and fragments of painted plaster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An immersive video installation accompanies visitors throughout their visit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1965 and 1966 the most significant finds wer discovered in the area currently occupied by the church<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each find offers a clue and a collection of different identities recounted through different eras and functions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visits and information :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open the public every Sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weekday visits are by reservation only : email :  museo@badiadicantignano.org<br>To visit the church, please contact the following numbers:<br><br>Renza 0583 94 585<br>Stefano 349 39 89 251<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"8265\" src=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parrocchia-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parrocchia-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parrocchia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parrocchia-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parrocchia-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parrocchia-425x319.jpg 425w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parrocchia.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" data-id=\"8273\" src=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChiesaBadia-1024x620.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChiesaBadia-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChiesaBadia-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChiesaBadia-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChiesaBadia-1536x930.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChiesaBadia-425x257.jpg 425w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChiesaBadia.jpg 1693w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"8257\" src=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BADIA-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BADIA-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BADIA-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BADIA-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BADIA-2-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BADIA-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Badia di Cantignano, il nuovo museo apre le porte alla comunit\u00e0\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b-LEfafeaVY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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