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Santa Maria del Castello Church Ruins

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Santa Maria del Castello Church Ruins

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Santa Maria del Castello Church Ruins

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    1. Church of San Michele – Altirolo loop from Giornico

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    June 29, 2021

    On an enchanting hill, in the middle of the ruins of a medieval castle complex in an elevated position, the church of Santa Maria del Castello, as its name indicates, probably belonged to a castle that was destroyed by the Uranians in 1518. Today access is via the northwest side of the hill. The old access presumably led via a complicated system of kennels and gates from the east side.

    It is a charming building with two parallel naves that was built at two different times. The primitive, perhaps aristocratic chapel with a round apse and a single two-story nave (the lower one probably a crypt) survived the demolition of the castle. The floor plan of today's church does not correspond to the primitive one, but is the result of an addition to the north of another nave, which was supplemented with a square choir from the early fifteenth century.
    The two choirs are separated by wrought iron bars from the 17th century.

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      November 22, 2022

      Situated on an enchanting hill in an elevated position, it probably belonged, as its name testifies, to a castle destroyed in 1518 by the Uranians.
      It is an enchanting building with two parallel naves, built at two different times. The primitive chapel, perhaps aristocratic, with a round apse and a single two-storey nave (the lower probably a crypt) survived the demolition of the castle.
      The plan of the current church does not correspond to the primitive one, but is the result of an addition to the north of another nave, completed with a square chancel from the early fifteenth century.

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        Location: Giornico, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland

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