Sesto al Reghena

The Village of Sesto with its pre-Roman origins, owed its greatest development to the Benedictine Abbey foundation in the first half of the eighth century, and the Lombard donation in 762, which was followed by many others. In 899, it endured a devastating invasion by Hungary and was rebuilt and fortified from 960 onwards, taking on the appearance of a

fortified medieval castle with a defensive system consisting of towers and moats. Sesto al Reghena was ruled by the Patriarchate of Aquileia until 1420, when it passed under Venetian domination until the Commenda was abolished in 1784. The basilica houses remarkable Giottesque frescoes, the crypt-preserved Urn of St. Anastasia, the fifteenth-century Pietà and the 1300-dated Annunciation. In the Abbey Square, you can admire the City Hall, where the abbots used to reside, the Abbey Chancellery, the seat of civil power in medieval times, and the 11th-12th-century belfry together with the Grimani Tower, the only surviving defence tower of the seven that once surrounded the monastery.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Infopoint Office Piazza Castello, n. 5 33079 – Sesto al Reghena (PN) Tel. + 39 0434 699701 infopoint.sesto@tin.it www.comune.sesto-al-reghena.pn.it Le Vie dell’Abbazia GUIDED TOURS AND BOOKINGS Free audio guides are available from the tourist office for individuals. Santa Maria Abbey Parish Church in Sesto al Reghena Tel. +39 0434 699014 abbaziasestopn@libero.it