The second edition of was presented in the Council Chamber of the Regio Palace of Cagliari Roman Italythe project designed by the lead organization, the Sardinia Isola del Romane Foundationwhich has already seen the participation of the Sicilian in the first edition The streets of treasures and the Lombard Lemine FoundationAmong the novelties of this year 2024, the participation of the Piedmontese Association “In Collina” stands out.
Between September and October they will be all over Italy more than 100 Romanesque churches which will open their doors to citizens, who will be able to visit the sites free of charge: in Sardinia There will be about 70 of them, in Sicily more than 10, in Lombardy 20, in Piedmont there will be 26. The project continues to generate a lot of interest from cultural associations throughout Italy and in the coming years the network will become increasingly dense.
Openings in Sardinia
The Sardinian calendar is very rich and guarantees a cultural offer linked to the history, architecture and religion of Sardinia.
Let’s get started Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September in Banari with the opening of the Church of Santa Maria di Ceato Bulzi with the Church of the Crucifix and the Cathedral of San Pantaleo in Dolianova.
Visitors will then be able to admire the beauties of the Church of Saint Chiara to Iglesias and Mogoro della church of the Madonna del Carmine.
In Ogliastra, in Orosei, the Church of Sant’Antonio Abate and in Oschiri there Church of the Madonna di Castro. In Samassi you can visit the Church of San Geminianoin Semestene he who has the right to Saint Nicholas in Trullas while in Sindia you can admire the church of Santa Maria di Corte.
Open house at Tratalias in church of Santa Maria de MonserratAt Villa San Pietro you can visit the Church of St. Peter and finally to Usini with the Church of Santa Croce.
The second weekend, between September 28 and 29the initiative will take place in the towns of Anela, Cossoine, Fordongianus, Galtellì, Masullas, Oschiri, Ottana, Porto Torres, Siddi, Silanus, Tratalias, Uta, Villa San Pietro, Villamar, Villaspeciosa.
Also in October, Italia Romanica will be the protagonist, Saturday 5th and Sunday 6thwith openings in Cabras, Cargeghe, Codrongianos, Florinas, Ghilarza, Ittiri, Orotelli, Oschiri, Ozieri, Ploaghe, Quartu S. Elena, Sardara, Solarussa, Tergu, Tramatza, Tratalias, Uri, Villamassargia, Zeddiani.
Roman Italy concludes its journey in weekend of October 12 and 13 when the churches of Bauladu, Bonarcado, Gesico, Guasila, Ittireddu, Milis, Olbia, Ollastra open their doors to visitors, Oristano Oschiri, Pula, San Vero Milis, Santa Giusta, Santu Lussurgiu, Tratalias, Zerfaliu.
Romanesque sites also opened in Lombardy, Piedmont and Sicily.
The list of openings in other regions is also very long and can be consulted on Italiaromanica.it: for example, in Sicilywhere the novel mixes with Byzantine and Arab-Norman influences, it will be possible to visit fascinating sites such as the mysterious Royal Palace Mint A Palermo the Federico Tower in Enna, the Church of the SS. Annunziata of the Catalans in Messina, and the abbeys of Santa Maria di Mili and Santi Pietro e Paolo in Itala, in the Messina area. In Mazara del Vallo you can admire the Norman San Nicolò Regale and the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria dell’Alto. In Caltanissetta it will be possible to visit theAbbey of the Holy Spiritwhile in Alcamo you can discover the romantic Cuba of Roses.
In the province of Bergamothey will open jewels like the to the public Basilica of Santa Giulia in Bonate Sotto, the splendid San Tomé, the Madonna del Castello and San Giorgio in Lemine in Almenno San Salvatore, as well as the church of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rezzago and San Michele in Tavernola Bergamasca.
In Piedmont Among the many sites, you can visit the presbytery of Santa Maria di Vezzolanothe church of Sant’Eusebio in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, the small churches of San Lorenzo in Mombello in Turin and San Giorgio al Cimitero in Andezeno, the abbey of Santa Fede near Brusasco and San Pietro in the village and cemetery of Albugnano .