Santuario San Francesco di Paola in Paola, Cosenza, Italy | Attraction | Historic Site

Santuario San Francesco di Paola is a shrine high in the hills of Paola, Italy and the birthplace of St. Francis, and houses some of the saints relics. This historical site is a place of pilgrimage from all over the south of Italy with modern and ancient basilicas, the Devil's bridge and footpath at the end of which is the refuge of the saint in his younger years. Santuario San Francesco di Paola has tombstones dating between the sixteenth and twentieth century, resembling events and occasions relating to the sanctuary, there's a convent, basilica with river views and a pipe organ in the new liturgical hall, fascinating and historical to visit.