Basilique Saint-Benoît de Norcia

Un tour vite fait ...

Malheureusement, nous n'avons pas eu la possibilité d'entrer dans cette basilique ... les extérieurs sont très intéressants!

Chants grégoriens

Arrivée pendant la messe, pas question de visiter mais très heureuse d'entendre du chant grégorien magnifique: ce sont des moines bénédictins qui chantaient. Est-ce tous les jours comme ça , je ne sai...

Tragic loss from earthquake

Hard to know what to say other than to acknowledge the terrible damage to this architectural masterpiece. Only the facade remains standing after the October 2016 earthquake. It appears reconstruction ...

My favorite place in the world...that I can't visit

Due to the earthquake in August of 2016, the Basilica and Monastery are closed. While reconstruction is going on though, the crypt is open for liturgies. 6 am, 10 am Mass and vespers at 6 pm. Norcia i...

Stunning cathedral setting in a unique square

I always think that main squares in Umbrian towns can not get any better that the last one you saw. I never fail to be moved by the cathedral and its setting. The stone is beautiful and the rose windo...