It is a suggestive example of Romanesque architecture with its imposing, compact brick structure. It is characterized, in particular, by the Portal with marble uprights and architraves by the Wiligelmo school and the original apse of remarkable beauty.
NONANTOLA
Just a stone’s throw from the Abbey lies the Parish church dedicated to the archangel St Michael. Founded by the Abbot Theodoric somewhere between the years 870 and 887 AD, the building, originally of modest proportions, was destined to house his mortal remains, amongst other functions.