Experience Christmas at Cerrate Abbey/ Viri Cantores de Finibus Terrae

For Christmas, the properties of the Fund for the Italian Environment (Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano) dress up for the holidays and offer visitors, immersed in their incomparable beauty, moments of pure magic. Visiting FAI properties during the holidays is a gift for oneself and for loved ones, but also an important gesture in support of Italy, for the protection and enhancement of its extraordinary heritage of art and nature. In the most typical Christmas spirit, Cerrate Abbey hosts 'In nativitate Domini', a Gregorian chant concert by the vocal group Viri Cantores de Finibus Terrae, organised by the Salicus association. Conducted by maestro Giuseppe Lattante, the choir's performance is scheduled to take place in the church of Santa Maria di Cerrate at 10 a.m., at the end of the celebration of mass. For the entire Christmas period, the abbey will display a papier-mâché nativity scene from the church of San Francesco da Paola in Lecce. Dating back to the end of the 19th century, the artefact embodies all the handicraft tradition of the Salento region.

Admission from 4 to 8 (family 20) euro.

Free admission for new FAI members or renewals on site.

Info and reservations: 0832/361176, www.abbaziadicerrate.it