Staffarda Abbey
Visit Staffarda Abbey
Not far from Saluzzo we can admire the Abbey of Staffarda, located in Revello.
The land here was reclaimed by the Cistercian monks, who built a complex of buildings including the abbey church, cloister, and the covered market.
Inside Staffarda Abbey only the late Gothic pulpit is original, but the look is still solemn and it is decorated by alternating red and gray colors of the vaults and pillars, all different from each other in size, shape, capitals and decorations.
The altar is surmounted by a 16th century altarpiece by Pascale Oddone. The central structure contains scenes from the life of the Virgin, while on the inside of the two doors are painted the Resurrection, the Ascension of Christ, the descent of the Holy Spirit and the Coronation of Mary. On the outside of the triptych portraits are Saints Benedict and Bernard of Clairvaux, the archangel Gabriel and the Virgin.
The square cloister, located just south of the abbey church, is characterized by its dark red colour, marked by white marble columns.
The tower at Staffarda Abbey, built in 1250, is in Gothic style, surmounted by a spire of brick.
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