Abbeys and monasteries in Italy

This atlas lists 2,273 abbeys and monasteries across 20 Italian regions, sorted by how complete their information is.

The regions with the most abbeys and monasteries are Lombardy (305), Emilia-Romagna (300) and Tuscany (253).

By date of construction, the most common period is the Middle Ages (59% of dated places) and the Early modern period (22% of dated places).

Of these, 29 list opening hours, 5 have free entry and 10 are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.