Oltrepò Pavese

The Hermitage of Sant'Alberto di Butrio stands among the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese, among chestnut, oak and fir trees. Here the hermit friars of the order founded by Don Orione are still present, leading a Franciscan life (among them the well-known Fra Ave Maria, who died in the 1960s): notable, among other things, are their little herbalist shop, the cloister and the splendid frescoes of the church. The spirituality of this place is surprising, the peace it gives off unreal...