Sanctuary of the Walnut Tree

Antonian Sanctuary
A suggestive avenue lined with walnuts and lime trees leads to the small Sanctuary of the Noce.
In this place stood a walnut tree dear to Saint Anthony of Padua, on which Count Tiso had built a cell used by the Saint as a small hermitage for prayer and contemplation.
Enlarged in three successive moments, it was enriched in the second half of the century. XV from a cycle of frescoes by Girolamo Tessari, known as Del Santo, which depict the most important miracles worked by s. Antonio. The apse is dominated by an altarpiece by Bonifacio De Pitati depicting the Saint preaching from the walnut (1536).

inside the altarpiece with St. Anthony on the walnut

The small church houses beautiful paintings. It is very well maintained and is a very beautiful building despite its small size.