All around
Evergreen pink
It could be said that the colour pink never goes out of fashion at Pomposa. We find it in the frescoed shades of the flesh tones of the figures and in the scenes inside the Abbey, we find it in…
How much water has passed under the bridge?
The landscape that characterises the Po Delta today is profoundly different from the one that presented itself to travellers in past centuries and is the result of the uninterrupted activity of the Po River in the Po Valley and the…
To avoid a bitter liver
Between May and June it is not unusual to see the banks of the canal near the Abbey dotted with the rustic inflorescences of Silybum marianum, the milk thistle. It sprouts among the tall grass and lake reeds. It owes…
“Regula”, straight board for drawing lines…
It is no coincidence that the etymology of the word 'rule' comes from the extension of meaning of the tool used to accompany the hand in drawing straight lines. A rule is nothing more than a norm (derived from experience…
When clothes make the man
Black or white? Robe or cassock? Imagining the spaces and the environment of Pomposa means ideally placing its monks and their figures inside it. its monks and their figures.The spirituality of the brothers was also expressed through the minimalism of…
Beyond what remains
Relic (reliquia) literally means what remains. In the case of saints and martyrs, the term indicates their mortal remains or parts of them. Reliquaries are nothing more than the custody of these remains: caskets, urns, ampoules, boxes, precious fabrics welcome…
Pomposa with a filter
Can an entire abbey be dressed? The climate of Pomposa does it with the enveloping and diffuse cloak of fog. The fog that veils the Po Valley in its winter and autumn landscapes is nothing more than the condensation of…
Coming and going, the long journey of the remains of a Saint
Guido Strambiati was abbot of Pomposa for 38 years, leading its spiritual and material life from 1008 to 1046. On 31 March of that year, death stopped him while he was travelling to Pavia for the synod of bishops and…
Pecked!
The Pomposa area and the Po Delta area are a merry-go-round of living beings, living between sky, earth and water. Catching them as they fly, swim, nest or feed means stopping to observe carefully, leaving the hurry behind, holding binoculars…
With angled paws
The more you look at flamingos, the more curious they become. With their heads sunk into the water of the brackish lagoon, they hunt for food and their legs are just as deep in the water, in a regular and…
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