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Press Coverage Damanhur: where spirtuality and art meet on retreat in Italy
Press Coverage Damanhur: where spirtuality and art meet on retreat in Italy
San Francisco Global Getaways Examiner9 September 2009
by Lisa Alpine
"Rejuvenation can be found at the Federation of Damanhur, a spiritual art community dedicated as a "laboratory for the future of humanity." It is in the northern foothills near Turin where I spent four days during my last trip to Italy. Guests interested in spiritual renewal come to visit for 1/2 day to a week and include many famous folks like Sting and Julia Butterfly Hill.
What drew me to stay at Damanhur were stories of an underground Temple of Humankind carved by hand out of the rock. Rich in mosaics, glass, painting and sculpture, with the largest Tiffany cupola in the world, it's the result of over thirty years of work, begun in secret and revealed to the public in 1991. But what is most interesting is how a large, cohesive community has sprung from this work..."
What drew me to stay at Damanhur were stories of an underground Temple of Humankind carved by hand out of the rock. Rich in mosaics, glass, painting and sculpture, with the largest Tiffany cupola in the world, it's the result of over thirty years of work, begun in secret and revealed to the public in 1991. But what is most interesting is how a large, cohesive community has sprung from this work..."
