Middle Ages

Abbazia Greca di San Nilo e Museo

Grottaferrata (RM)

The Greek Abbey of San Nilo was founded in 1004 by a group of Greek monks from southern Italy, led by Saint Nilo from Rossano. The abbey church was consecrated in 1024 and the monastery grew up around it. There was a particularly intense building and decorative period during the mid 1100s.

It is the last of the numerous Byzantine monasteries that were widespread throughout southern Italy and in Rome itself in the Middle Ages. The museum retraces the history of the monastery and surrounding territory.

Info

Address:

Corso del Popolo, 128, 00046, Grottaferrata (RM)

Hours:

Abbazia: tutti i giorni 9:00-19:00

Chiesa abbaziale: tutti i giorni 9:00-12.30 e 15:30-19:00

Museum: Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (last entry 5:00 p.m.), first and third Sundays of the month, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (last entry 1:00 p.m.)

Closed:

Museum:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday

Tickets:

Abbey:
Free admission.

Museum:
Full € 5.00
Reduced € 2.00 (18 to 25 years old), according to concessions provided for by the entry regulations to Italian places of culture, which can be consulted on the MiC website.

Dal 16 dicembre è attivo il servizio di e-ticketing sull'app "Musei Italiani", disponibile su Play Store e su App Store.

Contacts:

Telefono: +39 06 9459309
e-mail: drm-laz@cultura.gov.it

Visits:

Guided tours Abbey:
Sunday 4 pm from 01/10 to 30/04, 5 pm from 01/05 to 30/09.

Guided tours Museum:
Saturday 11am and 4pm
Reservation required for groups of more than 10 people and visits outside the set hours to be agreed on the number +39 340 9619736.

Length of visit:

2 h

Tips for your visit:

Photography is allowed.

How to get there:

Frascati railway station – local bus.

Parking:

Car park.

Access:

No obstructions to the museum access.