On the large terraces characterizing Idice valley bottom, within the imposing architectural structure of Villa Abbadia, it is still possible to distinguish the ancient San Michele Abbey. It belonged in the past to the Camaldolese monks and subsequently to the Knights of Our Lady. Then it became a property of Carlo Berti Pichat's family, the first Mayor of San Lazzaro, who transformed the abbey into a villa in the early 17th century, adding the massive clock tower.