Getting there by public transport
Rodengo Saiano can be reached from Brescia using the SIA bus line LS029 and LS041.
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Parking
The Abbey of San Nicola is located in Franciacorta, just outside the town center of Rodengo Saiano. Free parking is available in the large square in front of the abbey.

Entrance
The Cluniac monks built the Abbey of San Nicola around 1000 AD in a strategic location, providing a resting point for pilgrims traveling to Rome. This religious complex encompasses the church of San Nicola and three distinct cloisters: the 15th-century Cloister, the Cloister of the Cistern, and the 16th-century Cloister.
To reach the church, you walk through a large opening 330 cm wide and proceed along a 50-meter avenue. The central path is paved with cobblestones and features two paved lanes, each 50 cm wide, while the sides are gravel. There are no major mobility obstacles.

Church Entrance
To access the church, you must climb a 15 cm step and pass through a double door, each leaf of which is 93 cm wide.

Cloisters Entrance
The 15th-century Cloister is located halfway along the path to the church on the right side. The entrance to the cloister consists of a double door, each leaf 71 cm wide, and two 12 cm steps, with the option of using a 276 cm long ramp with a 5% slope. The entrance to the Cloister of the Cistern is located on the right side of the church and consists of two consecutive double doors, each 58 cm wide for the first and 49 cm wide for the second, followed by three 18 cm steps.
The 16th-century Cloister is accessible from both the 15th-century Cloister and the Cloister of the Cistern through specially designed pathways to allow access for people with motor disabilities.

Customer services
The monks are always ready to welcome pilgrims at the abbey. Groups are encouraged to communicate their visit via email to dombenedictus@gmail.com; entry is by free will offering.
Welcome takes place at the porter’s lodge located in the 15th-century Cloister, just after the ramp. Here, the monks provide information and assistance from a counter 100 cm high. Access to the porter’s lodge is through a double door, each leaf 60 cm wide. Visitors are provided with an audio guide and a brochure with easily readable fonts. Additionally, there are some panels in the cloister rooms with a QR code that provides various information about the facilities.
In the Cloister of the Cistern, there is a shop and a small museum.
To access the shop, where there is also a small bar, you must climb a 15 cm step and pass through a single door 90 cm wide. Here, a 101 cm high counter offers items made by the monks, texts, and religious articles for sale.
From the shop, you can enter the small museum through a 93 cm wide opening. This museum consists of two rooms. It houses ancient priestly garments, books, religious articles, and sacred art objects.

Restrooms
The restroom is located in the 15th-century cloister. A small ramp (9% slope), a single door (85 cm) lead to the restroom, which has the following features:

• Bathroom with a door 83 cm wide
• Pedestal sink (sink height 80 cm, front space width 206 cm)
• Floor-mounted toilet (front space 197 cm, right side 40 cm, left side 130 cm).

There is sufficient space for wheelchair maneuvering, ensuring accessibility.

Church
The church is adorned with valuable frescoes. The central nave is accessible without impediments. To reach the altar, there are two 16 cm high steps, while two more steps of the same height lead to the choir.
In the center of the apse, you will find a 17th-century painting of the Madonna and Saints Nicholas and Benedict, while on the sides there are two medallions depicting the miracles of St. Nicholas.
On the left side aisle, there are six chapels, accessible by climbing two 16 cm high steps. From the right side aisle, you can access the Cloister of the Cistern through a double door, each leaf 49 cm wide, and three 16 cm steps, which can be traversed using a 430 cm long ramp with a 5% slope. From the 16th-century Cloister, you can reach the sacristy via a path that includes a 16 cm step, a double door (50 cm wide each), four 16 cm high steps, and a single door 106 cm wide. The sacristy houses frescoes attributed to Romanino and a series of 17th-century frescoes depicting episodes from the life of St. Benedict.

Cloister of the Cistern
This ancient cloister houses the well and crucial spaces for the monastic community's life, such as the Chapter Room and the refectory. The entrance to the Chapter Room is through a single door 88 cm wide. The large refectory, also decorated with frescoes, is accessed through a double door, each leaf 90 cm wide.
15th-Century Cloister
This is the oldest part of the monastery, built starting from 1478, and retains traces of frescoes on the walls and the Olivetian coat of arms visible on the capitals of the corner columns.
16th-Century Cloister
Also known as the Great Cloister, it features rich ceramic decoration on the cornice. Here you will find the abbey's former service areas, such as the kitchen and guest quarters, the Samson Hall (not accessible), and the Romanino Hall, accessible through a double door 68 cm wide each. From the cloister, you can access three rooms via a double door, each leaf 70 cm wide, which host temporary exhibitions and are interconnected by 86 cm wide openings and an 8 cm step.
For more information about the cloisters, visit [http://www.abbaziasannicola.it/i-3-chioschi.html](http://www.abbaziasannicola.it/i-3-chioschi.html).