{"id":30843,"date":"2020-03-24T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=30843"},"modified":"2020-05-22T14:34:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:34:54","slug":"san-michele-abbey-turin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/san-michele-abbey-turin\/","title":{"rendered":"San Michele: the Abbey which inspired Umberto Eco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s discover the San Michele Abbey<\/strong>, a majestic abbey on the top of the Pirchiriano mountain<\/strong>, in the west of Turin<\/strong><\/a>. This abbey inspired the author Umberto Eco for its debut novel The Name of the Rose<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

…because of the inaccessible position, the abbey was capable of generating fear in every traveler who approached it… (Umberto Eco, in “The Name of the Rose<\/em>“)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Umberto Eco<\/strong> used these words to describe the place which inspired him to write his best novel. We don’t know if the abbey described in the novel is a real place. But, we know that San Michele Abbey<\/strong> was a huge inspiratio<\/strong>n for the author.<\/p>\n

This huge abbey is 60km<\/strong> far away from Torino and it is considered an icon<\/strong> in Piedmont<\/strong>. So, let’s start discovering the San Michele Abbey, a spiritual<\/strong> and magnificent<\/strong> place.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Elio Pallard, via Wikimedia<\/div><\/div>\n

Saint Michael’s line<\/h2>\n

According to the myth<\/strong>, St Michael asked the bishop to build this beautiful abbey. During those days, the collected wood<\/strong> disappeared. However, it was found after many days on the Pirchiriano mountain.<\/p>\n

There’s a mystery<\/strong> linked to this abbey. The Saint Michael’s line is a postulated ley line connecting monasteries<\/strong> dedicated to the Archangel Michael<\/strong> in Europe.<\/p>\n

As a matter of fact, Saint Michael’s line is a pilgrimage route of 2000km<\/strong> which connects the Sain Michael Abbey in Piedmont to the Mont Saint-Michel<\/strong>, in France and, in addition, to Monte Sant’Angelo<\/strong>, in Apulia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo by DuilioFiorille, via Shutterstock<\/div><\/div>\n

Some white magic experts think that the energy point<\/strong> is located on a tile<\/strong> on the floor. According to these theories, if you stay on this tile, you can feel the energy<\/strong> of Saint Micheal<\/strong>. Moreover, if you’re looking for this tile in the San Michele Abbey in Piedmont, you can find it after the entrance, on the left side<\/strong> of the Church.<\/p>\n

Hiking trails and guided excursions<\/h2>\n

This Abbey is attractive<\/strong> not only for pilgrims<\/strong>\u00a0but, also for professional athletes<\/strong> who want to test their skills by or by following mountain-bike trails<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Elio Pallard, via wikimedia<\/div><\/div>\n

We all know that discovering nature<\/strong> by walking and hiking<\/a> is extremely important for your physical<\/strong> and mental health<\/strong>. Furthermore, walking through nature is a long-life elixir<\/strong>. You’re in the right place, because the San Michele Abbey gives you, actually, the chance to discover several paths<\/strong>, from the shortest to the longest ones.<\/p>\n

In an hour and half of walking, you can discover the following paths<\/strong>:<\/p>\n