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Nestled
in the countryside of southern Tuscany (Arezzo
is 45 minutes away and Florence l.5 hours by car)
lies Migliara. For thousands of years there has
always been a pilgrim's rest at this place - first
in the Etruscan times, then Roman, and then local
Christians would stop here on their way to Rome.
Some time later in the l9th century the present
house served as a farmhouse and mill and now it
is restored back into a simple, monastic environment
offering peace, tranquility, spiritual nourishment
and healing.
All
that can be heard is the sound of bird song and
the gentle mountain stream that embraces the house
and the fields around it.
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 Since its foundation in l995, Migliara has been a home and soul refuge for pilgrims coming to follow in the footsteps of many of the local saints, especially St. Francis of Assisi and St. Catherine of Siena. After more than ten years of hospitality and welcome to those searching for a deeper relationship with God through the saints and the sacred Earth, Migliara is on sabbatical. During these few years of rest and restoration, God’s will is being discerned for its future vocation.
 While waiting we share some of Migliara’s beauty and spirituality including words from past retreatants for those who would like to visit - or visit again. Click below for a walk around Migliara’s Heavenly Path. For those desiring to pilgrimage with the saints in the meantime, the book Traveling with the Saints of Italy: Contemporary Pilgrimages on Ancient Paths can be ordered through this website. Click here for Lucinda's books.
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on the pictures to see larger versions
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MIGLIARA’S HEAVENLY PATH: A meditative gallery.
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