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Villongo (BG)
CHAPEL OF SAN ROCCO
This chapel can be found outside the Parish church of San Filastrio and once housed frescos that were completed between 1526 and 1528 by Romanino, an important fresco …
Soncino (CR)
CHURCH AND CLOISTER OF SAN GIACOMO
The church of San Giacomo was built in the 14th century where there once stood a “Xenodochium”, a hostel for pilgrims that dated back to midway through the …
Paratico (BS)
CHURCH OF SAN PIETRO
Originally the church of San Pietro, also known as Madonna del Buon Consiglio, may have been a small chapel, possibly built in the fifteenth century. Many believe that …
Verolavecchia (BS)
CHURCH OF SAINTS PIETRO AND PAOLO
All that remains of the original sixteenth century building is the beautiful apse in terracotta with poly-lobed arches. The current appearance of the facade and the remaining walls …
Orzinuovi (BS)
CHURCH OF SAN DOMENICO
This small church is now the chapel of the Mellino Mellini Hospital in Orzinuovi, and is commonly referred to as San Domenico, due to the attached Dominican convent. …
Credaro (BG)
CHURCH OF SAN FERMO
On the old communication route that runs alongside the River Oglio, from Credaro to Calepio, but which has now been demoted to a secondary role in the road …
Bordolano (CR)
CHURCH OF SAN GIACOMO MAGGIORE
This is a building of late sixteenth century origin that underwent interventions in the 18th century and in 1846. The structured façade was designed by Davide Bergamaschi in …
Capriolo (BS)
CHURCH OF SAN GIORGIO
An old abandoned church, dedicated to saints Gervasio and Protasio and standing close to the hill where the old castle stood, was once the parish church, while the …
Credaro (BG)
CHURCH OF SAN GIORGIO
This church stands in what is now an industrial estate, not far from the town. The presence of an Annunciation dating back to before the 11th century indicates …
Castelli Calepio (BG)
CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA
In the Val Calepio and Basso Sebino area there is valuable evidence of Romanesque culture, with the construction of numerous churches by particularly skilled craftsmen. These are usually …
Palosco (BG)
CHURCH OF SAN LORENZO
The Parish church of San Lorenzo, already documented in the 12th century has been altered and extended several times over the centuries. Its current appearance is due to …
Sarnico (BG)
CHURCH OF SAN MARTINO DI TOURS
In Piazza SS. Redentore stands the eighteenth century parish church dedicated to San Martino di Tours, flanked by the Oratory of San Rocco.
Calcio (BG)
CHURCH OF SAN VITTORE
Construction was fragmentary; it began in 1770 and was repeatedly interrupted and resumed, until completion in 1880. The façade is decorated with Belcaro statues (19th century). The interior …
Villongo (BG)
CHURCH OF SANT’ALESSANDRO AD AGROS
The little church of Sant’Alessandro ad Agros stands on a small hill not far from the town. Of Romanesque origins (12th century) it still has its beautiful circular …
Cividate al Piano (BG)
CHURCH OF SANTA MARGHERITA
The origins of this little church date back to the 12th – 13th centuries. The current structure reflects the traditional rural plan, resulting from sixteenth century extensions. The …
Paratico (BS)
CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA
The Parish Church dates back to the 15th century and is dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta. The older building was probably destroyed by fire, as reported in a …
Palazzolo sull'Oglio (BS)
CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA
The new, larger, Parish church which replaced the old country church is dedicated to Mary of the Assumption and was built on an earlier building, from 1751, dedicated …
Orzinuovi (BS)
CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA
This parish church presents a clearly visible difference in styles: the interior is predominantly Gothic whereas the façade is clearly Renaissance. This is due to the numerous alterations …
Palosco (BG)
CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DELLA VISITAZIONE
The rectangular floor plan includes the ancient church, documented since the 10th century, and Romanesque elements that can be seen in the structure of the bell-tower. The chapel, …
Soncino (CR)
CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE
This church is just outside Soncino. The entire population contributed financially to building it. The external structure is simple but the interior houses a wealth of frescos: the …
Verolavecchia (BS)
DOMINICAN CONVENT, SCORZAROLO (SUBURB OF VEROLAVECCHIA)
The convent includes a large rural court and a cloister that is smaller but nonetheless valuable thanks to its architectural proportions. Inside the cloister, the beautiful little church …
Palazzolo sull'Oglio (BS)
PARISH CHURCH OF PALAZZOLO
Today’s Pieve, or old parish church, stands on two previous structures, one perhaps dating back to the 8th and 9th centuries AD and one to the 12th. The …
Quinzano d'Oglio (BS)
PARISH CHURCH OF QUINZANO
Dedicated to the Nativity of Mary, it is used as a cemetery chapel. The Romanesque apse stands out with its red brickwork. Inside, on the apsidal vault, we …
Borgo San Giacomo (BS)
PARISH CHURCH OF SAN GIACOMO
Worth mentioning for its singularity, and unique in this area, is the little eighteenth century pre-Napoleonic Camposanto, or cemetery, known as the “Sagrato”, or churchyard, of Borgo San …
Soncino (CR)
PARISH CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA
The construction of an initial place of worship dates back to the fifth century, but this was later rebuilt in Roman times. Today’s church is the result of …
Seniga (BS)
PARISH CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DI COMELLA IN REGONA
This church stands on the strip of land where the River Mella flows into the Oglio, on the border between Brescia and Cremona. The original Romanesque structure, still …
Pumenengo (BG)
SANCTUARY OF MADONNA DELLA ROTONDA
This sanctuary was built around the late 1500s on the initiative of Count Francesco Barbò following the miraculous event of a Marian apparition. The project was the work …
Rudiano (BS)
SANCTURY OF MADONNA IN PRATIS
This sanctuary is situated outside the town, close to the banks of the River Oglio, and is dedicated to the “Madonna in Pratis”. Today nothing remains of the …
Capriolo (BS)
THE ORATORY OF SAN GIORGIO
More popular than the town’s patron saint’s day is the celebration of San Luigi Gonzaga, to whom the oratory next to the parish church is dedicated. This celebration …
Capriolo (BS)
THE URSULINE CONVENT
Alternatively, taking Via Balladore, or Via Battidora, then Via Simone Paratico and, lastly, Piazzale Castello, we reach what is now the Convent of the Ursuline Sisters with its …
