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The portico of the large cloister
a monk’s cell
The flower garden of a monks’ cell
The stone well
The arches of the large cloister
The portico of the large cloister
Antique wooden recipe books
The old guesthouse
Tree-lined avenue
The courtyard in front of the monastery entrance
The upper part of the façade of the Certosa
Fossato
Entrance hall
The frescoes on the façade of the vestibule
A figure of an angel standing on a column
The Doge’s Palace
The grape press
The façade of the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
The upper section of the Certosa’s façade
The hexagram star in the churchyard
The entrance portal,
Statue of an apostle
Sculpture of an apostle
The bas-relief depicting the prophet Jeremiah
The statue of Saint Matthew and the Archangel Raphael
The central nave of the Certosa delle Grazie
The holy water font
Statue of St John

The portico and the terracotta arches of the Certosa’s large cloister, dating from the mid-15th century.

One of the twenty-four cells of the Carthusian monks, with a small table and a fireplace

The small flower garden by the monks’ cells, adjacent to the large cloister of the Cistercian monastery

The stone well in the cell where the Carthusian monks lived

The terracotta decorations on the arches of the Certosa’s great cloister, depicting angels, saints and monks, are the work of the brothers Antonio and Cristoforo Mantegazza

The columns and the long portico of the main cloister of the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Graces

Two ancient wooden recipe books, describing how to prepare decoctions and mixtures to treat high uric acid levels and liver diseases, are on display in the historic guest quarters

The former guest quarters, also known as the Ducal Palace, were designed by the architect Francesco Maria Richini in the 17th century.

The tree-lined avenue leading to the Certosa

The circular courtyard in front of the entrance to the Cistercian monastery of Certosa

The upper part of the Certosa’s façade and the lantern tower

The moat surrounding the Certosa

The main entrance to the Certosa and the vestibule

The frescoes on the façade of the vestibule, depicting saints, patriarchs and prophets in the lunettes, by Bernardino de’ Rossi (1508)

A figure of an angel standing on a square column at the entrance to the Certosa

On the right is the Ducal Palace, built by the architect Friar Maria Richino in 1625, and on the left is the façade of the Certosa delle Grazie (Gratiarum Carthusia)

The 10-metre-long oak grape press, used until 1911

The façade of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, in the Bramante style, was begun in 1473 but never completed

The upper section of the marble façade of the Certosa, built by Cristoforo Lombardo, decorated with statues of prophets and apostles and the four candelabra-style mullioned windows by Amadeo

The hexagram star in the churchyard of the Certosa and the large square

The entrance portal, designed by Amadeo and Dolcebuono and built by Benedetto Briosco in 1501, flanked by four paired columns supporting a portico

Statue of an apostle, set in a niche in the plinth of the Certosa’s façade, flanked by marble bas-reliefs

Sculpture of an apostle, by the sculptor brothers Antonio and Cristoforo Mantegazza

The bas-relief depicting the prophet Jeremiah, which adorns the façade of the Certosa delle Grazie

On the left is the statue of St Matthew, in the centre the high relief depicting Adam and Eve, and on the right the Archangel Raphael; these decorations on the façade are the work of Antonio della Porta, known as Tamagnino

The central nave of the Certosa delle Grazie (Gratiarum Carthusia), built on the initiative of Duke Gian Galeazzo Visconti

The holy water font featuring a pyramid made of Egyptian snail granite, situated at the entrance to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Grace

Statue of St John holding a chalice, by the sculptor Tommaso Orsolino, situated on a plinth in the right-hand aisle

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