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The abbey has a consecrated church, a 16th-century cloister, the tower, the main body of the building and a beautiful garden. The abbey was rebuilt for the first time in the 16th century, with more work in the apse, while during the 17th century were changed from the high altar and the choir. In the
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The current owners began restoration work upon buying the Abbey, to return the monastery to its historical beauty. The restoration has as the goal the full recovery of the monument. The structural architect is Mide
Osculati. The painting restorer is Pinin Brambilla Barcilon, who was the director of
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The monks' orchard has been preserved and enhanced with a collection of citrus trees. On the side facing the mountain, it has been kept a traditional vegetable garden where the monks since the Middle Ages grew the "simple" (plant varieties with medicinal virtues), medicinal plants and herbs of the
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acquired the abbey and opened a school there, but they remained only until 1811. The complex subsequently became the property of the
Diocese of Chiavari and, in 1859, was put up for sale. Marquis Giacomo Filippo Durazzo, a member of the Genoese nobility, acquired it in 1868; three years later he
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The church has a Latin cross plan, made by striking apse angle that simulates the bowed head of Christ. The columns separating the three naves appear to be built with blocks alternating slate and marble, in the typical architectural style of
Liguria, are actually two colors of brick covered with
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It is located at the entrance of the complex, opposite the entrance of the Church. It was built in the 16th century to defend against raids by
Saracen pirates, and despite his sighting function has the distinction of being set back from the monastery, it is considered a sign of respect and
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The abbey is now privately owned, and is open to the public for cultural performances, concerts, and visits in small groups by appointment. Also private events are hosted indoors and in the gardens, such as weddings, business meetings, and conferences.
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The prestige of San
Girolamo della Cervara Abbey and its outstanding location, made it a preferred destination for the passage of illustrious personages, whose visits are written in the pages of local journals. They include:
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Around the garden and the main building, terraces and gardens alternate framed pergolas, columns painted or brick, rare plants and blooms that steal exceptional attention depending on the season. A shaded
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The monastery was elevated to the rank of abbey in 1546. In the same period it was fortified in response to the increasing inroads made by North
African pirates. In the late 18th century, after the
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Italian garden is simple, linear, and proportionate. The Garden Monumental is created with hedges of boxwood (Buxus sempervirens L.) and refined achievements of
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of Spain at the Battle of Pavia in 1525, waiting to leave for Spain, had the misfortune to be imprisoned in the small tower overlooking the sea for a week.
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of Italy, the abbey was suppressed and sacked. The precious
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In the upper area the landscape is set in a land once cultivated in rows and in an ancient
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is quadrangular in shape and two orders of levels. The marble decoration dates from an 18th-century restoration.
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and a host of various other birds are heard, but rarely seen. Tracks of fox and wild boar are often seen.
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in the tower was restored. A plaque, commemorating the forced stay, has the words he wrote to his mother
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