Nonantola Abbey:
The Apses

Nonantola Abbey: the apses. An obligatory stop on the Via Romea Nonantolana, to which it gives its name, the Benedictine Abbey of Nonantola was founded in 752 by Abbot Anselmo and subsequently transformed in the twelfth century. It is one of the most significant medieval monuments in Emilia. Despite its bare and essential appearance, it had great importance in the territory and for its role in the agricultural reclamation of a large part of the Modena area. The Abbey preserves one of the most important treasures of Italian cathedrals and a very rich library with parchments prior to the year 1000.