Abbey of Pomposa
The church was founded in the 6th century A.D. and from the middle of the 9th century the first community of Benedictine monks began to form, reaching its peak after the year 1000, when the Abbot’s spiritual and political jurisdiction extended over all the surrounding villages. A true lighthouse of culture, Pomposa had one of the most extensive libraries of the time. Among the personalities that made it so famous were the saint and abbot Guido degli Strambiati and Guido da Pomposa (known by the name of Guido d’Arezzo), inventor of the modern musical notation. In front there is the Palazzo della Ragione, from which the abbot administered justice in his feuds. As the building did not have religious functions, it was detached from the others.
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Opening
From Tuesday to Sunday: 8.30 am - 7.30 pm (Church, Chapterhouse and Refectory)
On Sundays the church is open to the public from 8.30 am to 10.30 am; then it is closed for mass at 11.00 am; reopens after the celebration.
Price
Ticket € 5,00 full - € 3,00 reduced.
Sunday: € 3,00 (Church closed for the miss).
Contacts
Information office
Ufficio Informazione e Accoglienza Turistica di Codigoro - Abbazia di Pomposa
0533 719110
How to get here
By car: A13 motorway, exit Ferrara Sud; take the motorway Ferrara- Porto Garibaldi; at the end of the road turn left (SS Romea) direction Venice. Straight on for 16 km.
By train and bicycle: from Ferrara to Codigoro station (Ferrovie Padane), about 5 km bike.
By bus: Atc line 329 Ferrara-Codigoro; Atc line 333 Ravenna-Codigoro. From codigoro station to the abbey with taxibus 638
