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Baptistery of San Giovanni Battista, Lenno

Baptistery of San Giovanni Battista, Lenno

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Baptistery of San Giovanni Battista, Lenno

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Location: Tremezzina, Como, Lombardy, Italy

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1. Gulf of Venus (Lenno) – Park and Villa del Balbianello loop from Lenno

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2. Villa Pessina – Gulf of Venus (Lenno) loop from Tregola

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3. Lenno Lakeside Promenade – Villa Balbiano loop from Spurano

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300m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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December 12, 2016

The small village of Lenno, with its Baptiterium, the octagonal baptistery, offers a real special feature on the western shore of Lake Como.

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Chris

November 24, 2022

Next to Lenno’s parish church is the baptistery, dating back to the second half of the 11th century and dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. The outside is simple and plain, with a square bell-tower and an apse on the north side. On the left side of the parish church there is the baptistery, dating back to the second half of the 11th century and dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. The outside is simple and sober/plain, with a square bell-tower and an apse on the north side. The octagonal structure has a symbolic meaning: the number eight corresponds to the creation days plus the rising of Christ (the day of the new alliance with God). Interesting to note are also the gore vault, the three arches portal (two of them are blind arches) and the inside, where fragments of medieval frescoes and a painting baroque cycle are preserved.

Felix Hausner

August 28, 2023

During my walk I was able to enter and marvel at a beautiful mural

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Baptistery of San Giovanni Battista, Lenno

1. Gulf of Venus (Lenno) – Park and Villa del Balbianello loop from Lenno

2. Villa Pessina – Gulf of Venus (Lenno) loop from Tregola

3. Lenno Lakeside Promenade – Villa Balbiano loop from Spurano

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