San Fruttuoso, Italy - 25 September 2007

The village of San Fruttuoso is set in a breathtakingly beautiful inlet lying at the foot of mount Portofino. The village lies around San Fruttuoso di Capodimonte Benedictine monastery, which includes an abbey built in the 13th century, a 10th-century church, a small Romanesque cloister, and the sepulchre of the Doria family who founded the abbey. Fifty feet underwater in the inlet the statue of Christ of the Abysses, protector of divers, is to be found. The statue can be glimpsed from the surface when the waters are calm. http://www.premier.net/~Italy/fruttuo.htm

San Fruttuoso can only be reached by boat...


The water is stunningly clear, and cold! A small thing like freezing water didn't get between Matt and his swim...
The view from our table at lunch...
Exploring the abbey (we weren't allowed to take photos inside)...

The boat back to Rapallo...