Abbey of Sant’Antimo

A few kilometres from Montalcino stands the Abbey of Sant’Antimo, an imposing monument of Romanesque art. Legend has it that the Abbey was built atop an ancient votive chapel constructed by Charlemagne in 781 AD, however the construction was traced back to the years between 1000 and 1118.

A monastic complex remained abandoned for many years, before a monastic community came to permanently reside in Sant’Antimo was reconstituted in the late 1970s. You can witness the recitation of certain liturgies that take place in the abbey, accompanied by Gregorian chants.