Eremo di Gamogna, Romanesque hermitage in Marradi, Italy.

The Eremo di Gamogna is a Romanesque monastic complex on the Tuscan-Romagnol Apennine ridge in Marradi, founded in 1053 by Saint Peter Damian. Its church has a simple gabled facade, a large semicircular apse with a conical roof covered in slate slabs, and a bell gable. The monastery buildings that remain include the cloister, monks' cells, oven, drying rooms and stable.

Saint Peter Damian founded the hermitage in 1053 at the wish of Guido IV Guidi and dedicated it to Saint Barnabas, for Camaldolese monks from the Badia di Acereta below. On 14 November 1532 it closed for lack of monks and became a parish church dependent on the chapter of San Lorenzo in Florence. The parish was suppressed after the Second World War as the hills emptied, and restoration began in 1991.

The hermitage remains a spiritual landmark positioned between the Romagna and Tuscany regions, where visitors can observe how medieval monastic life unfolded within preserved stone walls. The layout of the buildings reflects the routines and practices of the monks who once lived and worked here.

The site sits in the Apennine foothills and requires walking through hilly terrain to reach it. Visitors should contact the monastic community on site for access and additional information, and good weather makes the approach much easier.

The grounds contain several functional medieval structures including an original oven, stable, and drying room that demonstrate how monks lived in complete self-sufficiency. These practical installations reveal that monastic life combined prayer with physical labor and food production.