• Religious Tourism
    • Art & Culture

Santa Chiara Monastery

Magnificent sixteenth-century complex of 10,000 square meters, formerly the Clarisse Monastery, today a modern multi-purpose structure

Where
Via Formis, 3, Casalmaggiore (CR)
Contacts

The monastery of Santa Chiara in Casalmaggiore in the province of Cremona, which stands near cathedral, was founded in 1504. After it grew to become one of Lombardy's richest and most important monasteries, it was expanded during in the 18th century.

The exterior of this public church, consecrated in 1531, has an octagonal profile with a  double gallery. Next to the main structure of the building is a rectangular body with barrel vaults that serves as the monastic church.

Inside this latter church you can admire interesting frescoes belonging to chronologically distinct cycles that are partially overlapping.

Today, the monastery of Santa Chiara serves as the headquarters of the Postgraduate Institute of Santa Chiara.

Take me here: Santa Chiara Monastery

Places

Duomo of Casalmaggiore

The Duomo stands majestically at the end of Via Favagrossa. It is a neoclassical building, built in the mid-nineteenth century
  • Religious Tourism
Duomo of Casalmaggiore
1 mt

Casalmaggiore’s Cathedral

The Cathedral is located at the end of Favagrossa Street. It is a Neo-Classical building built at the half of the 19th Century.
  • Art & Culture
Casalmaggiore’s Cathedral
300 mt

Museo del Bijou

The realm of costume jewelery
  • Art & Culture
Museo del Bijou
388 mt

Piazza Garibaldi in Casalmaggiore

  • Art & Culture
Piazza Garibaldi in Casalmaggiore
389 mt

Diotti Museum

  • Art & Culture
Diotti Museum
405 mt

Garibaldi Square in Casalmaggiore

  • Art & Culture
Garibaldi Square in Casalmaggiore
472 mt

Sanctuary of the Lady of the Fountain

  • Art & Culture
Sanctuary of the Lady of the Fountain
1.26 km

The Park of the Po Plain

  • Cycle Tourism
The Park of the Po Plain
4.39 km

Sabbioneta

Sabbioneta represents Vespasiano Gonzaga's dream come true: an ideal Renaissance city on the outskirts of Mantova.
  • Villages
Sabbioneta
5.27 km

Mina della Scala Castle

Built at the end of the 16th Century to welcome the noble family Schizzi during the Summer, it offers a wonderful landscape
  • Art & Culture
Mina della Scala Castle
9.5 km

San Zavedro Church

  • Art & Culture
San Zavedro Church
10.17 km

Santissima Trinità Church

  • Art & Culture
Santissima Trinità Church
10.64 km

Villa Medici del Vascello

The villa was acquired by the municipality of San Giovanni in Croce in 2005
  • Art & Culture
Villa Medici del Vascello
10.64 km

Medici del Vascello Villa

Since 2005, the villa and the garden have been owned by the Municipality of San Giovanni in Croce and in 2014 they were opened again.
  • Art & Culture
Medici del Vascello Villa
10.71 km

Commessaggio

  • Villages
Commessaggio
11.09 km

Village of castelponzone

  • Villages
Castelponzone, Borghi Cremona
11.75 km

Castelponzone, Scandolara Ravara

  • Villages
Castelponzone, Scandolara Ravara
11.82 km

Santi Faustino and Giovita Church

  • Art & Culture
Santi Faustino and Giovita Church
11.85 km

The Ropemakers' Museum

  • Art & Culture
The Ropemakers' Museum
11.91 km

Where to sleep

CASTRAMAJORA ALLOGGI

CASALMAGGIORE
CASTRAMAJORA ALLOGGI
152 mt

IL BIJOU

Casalmaggiore
IL BIJOU
469 mt

HOTEL DELLE INDUSTRIE

Casalmaggiore
HOTEL DELLE INDUSTRIE
1.3 km

LA ROTONDA

Casalmaggiore
LA ROTONDA
1.31 km

LUNA RESIDENCE HOTEL

Casalmaggiore
LUNA RESIDENCE HOTEL
1.58 km

HOTEL BIFI

Casalmaggiore
HOTEL BIFI
2.47 km

LA FAVORITA

Casalmaggiore
LA FAVORITA
3.11 km

VILLA CANTONI MARCA

SABBIONETA
VILLA CANTONI MARCA
4.34 km

VILLA CANTONI MARCA - PARCO CAPPUCCINI

Sabbioneta
VILLA CANTONI MARCA - PARCO CAPPUCCINI
4.34 km

ON THE ROAD

MARTIGNANA DI PO
ON THE ROAD
4.61 km

LA ROSA DEI VENTI

MARTIGNANA DI PO
LA ROSA DEI VENTI
4.61 km

TOSON D'ORO

Sabbioneta
TOSON D'ORO
5.56 km

HOTEL IL DUCA BARBABLU

SABBIONETA
HOTEL IL DUCA BARBABLU
5.65 km

GIULIA GONZAGA

Sabbioneta
GIULIA GONZAGA
5.7 km

LUNA RESIDENCE HOUSE SABBIONETA

Sabbioneta
LUNA RESIDENCE HOUSE SABBIONETA
5.78 km

DA NINA

Sabbioneta
DA NINA
5.88 km

LA MACINA

Gussola
LA MACINA
6.35 km

LA VELA

Viadana
LA VELA
6.63 km

B&B AURORA

GUSSOLA
B&B AURORA
6.75 km

AGRITURISMO IL SOLE

Rivarolo del Re ed Uniti
AGRITURISMO IL SOLE
7.9 km