The Museum of San Caprasio in Aulla, located in the Abbey complex of the same name, offers visitors a testimony of the history of this important crossroads along the Via Francigena. Saint Caprasio was the main spiritual guide of the oldest and most important monastic community of the French islands of Lérins. The abbey, founded in 884 A.D. was an important junction of the roads, hosting also Sigerico, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 990-994 A.D. The museum, restored after the damage of the Second World War, exhibits archaeological finds, the tomb of the saint and the relics in the high altar.
The museum includes a visit to the church, the chapter house, the hall with the sculptures of Oberto Ferlendi and the cloister, offering an immersion in the ancient history of the abbey. The museum presents finds from the excavations of 2003, including coins, ceramics, capitals, the portal, the furnace for bells and the "Gospel of Stone" of Oberto Ferlendi with winged dragons.
