‘Soundscapes’: Silent Monastery Visit in Fiesole

Soundscapes - Silent Monastery Visit in FiesoleSunday June 26: SOUNDSCAPES – THE PATH OF SILENCE. Convent of San Francesco, Fiesole. 6 pm (group to meet at entrance to convent at 5:45 pm). Admission: €12.  Reservations required: call 055/596.1293.

With lives filled with chaos, uncontrolled noise and overstimulation, sometimes it’s necessary to experience silence. Visitors are invited to the Convent of San Francesco on a voyage to discover the mystical, monastic life and the experience of its sound. The program consists of a moment of introduction and reflection followed by a journey in absolute silence, an exercise of sensory experience and aesthetic reflection. Maximum 25 participants.  (rita kungel)