01 marraskuuta 2019

Peace & Silence for All Saint’s Day


Let’s open a door to peace & silence for this All Saints' weekend. 
In Florence I visited Museo di San Marco. It used to be a convent and the visitor could enter 
the monks’ small chambers or cells on the 1st floor. They were similar, maybe 10 m2, each chamber had a slightly different beautiful fresco on the wall and the window to the outer world 
was really small. For me it was wonderful to step back in time and imagine the monks’ 
silent and simple life in the 15th century and later.



On the 1st floor there was also the convent’s library. The hall was big and beautiful 
showing under glas heavy illustrated manuscripts written by hand by the monks.



The inner courtyard was peaceful & silent, surrounded by archways.




Museo di San Marco is well worth visiting,
it is situated close to Accademia Gallery and Duomo.


Wishing you all a peaceful All Saints’ Day!
- riitta

Il Divo - Amazing Grace



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12 kommenttia:

  1. This is a place I love very much. We visited it a few years ago. Lovely. My favourite fresco: Annunciazione by Beato Angelico.
    Thanks indeed for sharing.
    Have a tranquil All Souls' Day.

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. The visit here was to step centuries back. I enjoyed to walk there and think about the lives of the monks. Peaceful and beautiful.

      Poista
  2. What a wonderful peaceful place!
    You have brought beautiful photos with you!
    Awesome to walk around in their time
    greetingElke

    VastaaPoista
  3. Belas fotografias, gostei de ver e aproveito para desejar um bom mês de Novembro.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    Livros-Autografados

    VastaaPoista
  4. ... Museo di San Marco is a beautiful place. Riitta, such gorgeous images to accompany 'Amazing Grace.' Thanks for stopping by enjoy weekend.

    VastaaPoista
  5. Lovely! Thank you for sharing.

    VastaaPoista
  6. I could very well imagine holding a "retreat". A wonderful place for relaxation.

    Have a peaceful and nice weekend, take care

    Greetings

    N☼va

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. Today also a thank you for your linking. Once again, I like it to "go along" again and could almost feel the atmospäre.

      Greetings and wishing you a beautiful sunday ☼

      Poista
  7. Buen día para ti. Besos.

    VastaaPoista
  8. Ein wunderschönes Gebäude und besonders die kleinen einfachen Räume (Zellen) sprechen mich an. Diese Bescheidenheit ermöglicht, sich auf das Wesentliche zu konzentrieren, die innere Ruhe zu finden.
    Große gotische oder barocke Kirchen sind zum Ansehen wunderbar, aber lenken durch ihre Pracht ab.

    Liebe Grüße und einen angenehmen Sonntag wünscht
    Elisabetta


    VastaaPoista
  9. Ein sehr schöner Ort und Kloster. Man spürt die Stille und geht mit Ehrfurcht. Sehr schöne Aufnahmen von dem kleinen Tor als Guckfenster.
    Liebe Grüsse, Klärchen

    VastaaPoista
  10. Ein wunderbarer Ort und sehr schöne Aufnahmen! Herzlichen Dank fürs Zeigen.
    Liebe Grüße und einen schönen Sonntag
    Liz

    VastaaPoista

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