Certosa di Serra San Bruno
A thousand-year-old monastery hidden in a fir forest, founded by Saint Bruno, with a nearby museum that explains the life of hermits.
The monastery was founded in 1091 by Saint Bruno, the founder of the Carthusian order, in the fir forests of the Calabrian mountains. Monks still live here in strict seclusion, and the interior is closed to the public. The monastery museum next door reconstructs monks' cells, cloisters, and the church, and explains the silent life of hermits. It is very quiet. In the nearby forest you will find Lake San Bruno and the chapel of Santa Maria del Bosco. The site is about 60 km from Tropea, roughly 1.5 hours by mountain road, and can be combined with Vibo Valentia Castle in a single day trip.
Opening hours
Museum approx. 09:30–13:00 and 15:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Chiesetta di Piedigrotta
- Pizzo Old Town & Tartufo
- Castello Murat
- Vibo Valentia Norman-Swabian Castle
- Briatico & Torre La Rocchetta
- Zambrone & Paradiso del Sub
- Michelino Beach
- Tropea Beach (Spiaggia della Rotonda)