Former Monastery of the Immaculate Conception

Founded in the early 14th century, the former Monastery of the Immaculate Conception is one of the most fascinating monumental complexes in Monte San Savino.

According to tradition, it was established by Eugenia and Virginia Nanni, two noblewomen who, after a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and the Sanctuary of Vertighe, withdrew here for a life of prayer. In 1336, the community adopted the Benedictine Rule, and the monastery gradually expanded, eventually incorporating an ancient hospital.

After several religious suppressions (during the Leopoldine, Napoleonic, and post-Unification periods), the Benedictine nuns returned in 1886 and remained until 1961. Today, the complex is undergoing careful conservation restoration by its current owners.

Irregular in plan, the monastery includes inner cloisters, hanging gardens, halls, and cells, as well as a Baroque church overlooking Via Conte Cungi, with a stone portal and a square bell tower. Inside are stucco altars from the 17th–18th centuries and paintings created in 1992–93 by Polish artists Tadeusz Boruta and Aldona Mickiewicz.