Once upon a time...
The Olivetani of Rodengo
There are moments when one wishes to enter into peaceful and meditative spaces. Beautiful cloisters and marvelous silence, interrupted only by the sound of bird song and the gentle breezes between the columns filling the spaces with an air of peace. The Abbey of Saint Nicholas has via its pure white columns welcomed visitors since 1050, initially the poor and the pilgrims in the past and now the many modern day visitors in search of tranquil silence. Over the ages and through the vicissitudes of time, in 1969, at the request of the Brescian population, the region has returned once more to the site and via collaborations with various associations the property is slowly being returned to its original splendor both architectonically as well as spiritually.
