THE BENEDECTINE MONASTERY ON POMPOSA ISLAND

A beacon of art and spirituality in the Middle Ages of the Po Plain.

The bell tower of the Abbey stands out on the flat horizon of the Po Delta, a prodigious creation of Deusdedit Master (1063) and a prototype of Romanesque architecture in this area. It introduces the extraordinary
complex which, although mutilated in comparison to the original layout, keeps its high artistic quality and can rightly be considered as one of the cornerstones of the artistic history of the Middle Ages in the Po area, regarding both architecture and painting.
The itinerary developes between the Abbey Church of Santa Maria (a work of Master Mazulo), the Chapter House, the Refectory, the Hall of the Stilate and the Dormitory (the present Museum) that mark the area of
the cloister, which connects, in front of the Church, with the Palazzo della Ragione (the Courthouse).
A real treasure chest of history, the church façade is preceded by the atrium, which is embellished, following the eastern style, with ceramic bowls, reused marbles, earthenware decorations portraying animals and
symbolic figures. But it is in the interiors of the church, of the Refectory, of the Chapter House that the mystic charm of the monastery lights up with the colours and the suggestions of the wide fresco cycles, among the most sublime of the Italian Middle Ages: from the apse basin, a work by Vitale da Bologna, to the Chapter House by the Giotto school, and to the Refectory, attributed to Pietro da Rimini.

ADDRESS
via Pomposa Centro, 12 - Codigoro (FE)
Partially accessible to mobility-impaired visitors
CONTACTS
+39 0533 719119
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OPENING TIMES

Monday closed

From Tuesday to sunday from 8:30 to 19:30

TICKET

€ 2.50 (reduced due to the closure of the Museum € 1.50 on Sunday morning (Church closed) (ticket office closes and last admission 45 minutes before the indicated times)

Normally closed January 1st, May 1st,  December 25th

Ticket office closes 45 minutes before closing time. Last adimission: 45 minutes before closing time.

Prices:

Full: 5,00 €

Reduced 2,00 € (Young people aged between 18 and 25 years, upon presentation of valid identity card or passport);

Free of charge for all people under 18 years upon presentation of valid identity card or passport, the first sundays of each month from October to March and on November 11th, December 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, August 14th and 15th;;

for citizens of non-EU Countries, only upon mutual agreement.