Editorial photo #13670700 Religion and Belief

Basilica Of La Verna Franciscan Sanctuary With Arched Portico And Bell Tower, Tuscany

A lone visitor walks in silhouette through the long glazed gallery corridor at the Franciscan Sanctuary of La Verna in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, on April 9, 2026. Bright spring sunlight streaming through large steel-framed multi-pane windows casts a pattern of rectangular shadows across the dark stone floor. The left wall is lined with devotional frescoes depicting episodes from the life of St. Francis of Assisi, while a Franciscan prayer text in calligraphic script is visible on the right wall. The corridor connects the main sanctuary buildings, suspended between the interior space and the forested mountain landscape outside. (Photo by Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto)