{"id":10677,"date":"2026-04-01T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focusoltrepo.it\/non-categorizzato\/the-oltrepo-of-paths-churches-abbeys-and-spiritual-routes-between-history-and-nature\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T11:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T09:51:34","slug":"the-oltrepo-of-paths-churches-abbeys-and-spiritual-routes-between-history-and-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focusoltrepo.it\/en\/territory\/the-oltrepo-of-paths-churches-abbeys-and-spiritual-routes-between-history-and-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oltrep\u00f2 of Paths: Churches, Abbeys and Spiritual Routes Between History and Nature<br>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"606\">The Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese is not only rolling hills, vineyards and villages: it is also a land deeply shaped by spirituality. Over the centuries, these territories have been crossed by pilgrims, merchants and travellers along key routes such as the Salt Road and other ancient medieval paths connecting the Po Valley to the sea. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"899\">Within this context, churches, abbeys and hermitages were built, still telling today a more intimate and authentic side of the region. With over 60 religious buildings and numerous spiritual itineraries, the Oltrep\u00f2 stands as a true crossroads of faith, where history and landscape blend naturally. <\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1ndc3co\" data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"272\"><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h2 data-section-id=\"jdgnq0\" data-start=\"906\" data-end=\"951\">The Paths of the Oltrep\u00f2: Between Faith and Journey<br \/><\/h2>\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar flex min-h-36 flex-nowrap gap-0.5 overflow-auto sm:gap-1 sm:overflow-hidden xl:min-h-44 mt-1 mb-5 &#091;&amp;:not(:first-child)&#093;:mt-4\">\n<div class=\"border-token-border-default relative w-32 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border-&#091;0.5px&#093; md:shrink max-h-64 sm:w-&#091;calc((100%-0.5rem)\/3)&#093; rounded-s-xl\">\n<div class=\"group\/search-image @container\/search-image relative rounded-&#091;inherit&#093; h-full w-full\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1138\">The Oltrep\u00f2 is crossed by a network of routes that, for centuries, represented real arteries of cultural and economic exchange.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1161\">Among the most important:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1380\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1hf3v7f\" data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1266\">the <strong data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1183\">Salt Road<\/strong>, linking the Po Valley to Liguria, travelled by merchants and pilgrims<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1rpu4bm\" data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1319\">ancient medieval paths along the Staffora Valley<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1j6zvfl\" data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1380\">routes connected to places of worship and religious hospitality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1554\">These paths were not just commercial routes: they were journeys of faith, along which stopping points, churches and monasteries were built to welcome travellers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1666\">Even today, walking them means reconnecting with a slower rhythm, made of silence, nature and memory.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h2 data-section-id=\"bnxe5z\" data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1722\">Churches, Abbeys and Hermitages: A Widespread Presence<br \/><\/h2>\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar flex min-h-36 flex-nowrap gap-0.5 overflow-auto sm:gap-1 sm:overflow-hidden xl:min-h-44 mt-1 mb-5 &#091;&amp;:not(:first-child)&#093;:mt-4\">\n<div class=\"border-token-border-default relative w-32 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border-&#091;0.5px&#093; 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