The Carthusian Monastery of Serra San Bruno is the first Carthusian monastery in Italy and the second of the entire Order, located in a picturesque forest on the outskirts of Serra San Bruno. The walls of the convent stand out solemnly amidst the greenhouses, as secular as time in the wilderness.

It is a vast complex founded between 1090 and 1101 by Brunone of Cologne, founder of the Carthusian Order and the Grande Chartreuse near Grenoble, who – scandalised by the corruption of the clergy – had retired to the solitude of the Calabrian woods. Today, only a few monks live in the Chartreuse, which can be seen every Monday during their walk in the woods. It is absolutely forbidden for women to enter, since legend has it that if they did, the earth would begin to shake. It is not even allowed to visit the imposing Library inside, but only the Museum, which collects the most significant testimonies of art in the Charterhouse.