April 28 2009
Chapels of Holy Mount of San Vivaldo
Tagged Under : Holy Mount of San Vivaldo, Sightseeing
After the video of the Monastery and Church of San Vivaldo is the time to visit the 16 chapels of the Holy Mount. The chapels were built around XVI century with the intent to reproduce to scale the sacred places of Jerusalem, offering people the opportunity to go without a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, which at that time was very dangerous because under the dominion of the Turks and to avoid excessive waste of money, this is the reason because the Holy Mount of San Vivaldo is also called the Jerusalem of Tuscany. Inside the chapel you can admire splendid terracotta statuary groups that represent the life and passion of Jesus Christ, from the Annunciation to Mary to the rise to heaven.
Even if today we can admire only 18 of the 25 chapels originating, it is worth visiting the Sacro Monte di San Vivaldo because it still remains one of the most fascinating and religious sight of Tuscany. For more information or to know the times of visits, please visit the website www.sanvivaldointoscana.com
