Italy
Lombardy
Bergamo
Monasterolo Del Castello
Entrance to the Church of Santissimo Salvatore, Monasterolo del Castello
Italy
Lombardy
Bergamo
Monasterolo Del Castello
Entrance to the Church of Santissimo Salvatore, Monasterolo del Castello
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 40 out of 43 hikers
Location: Monasterolo Del Castello, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
The parish church of Monasterolo del Castello, dedicated to the Holy Savior, dates back to the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the 18th century.The churchyard is accessed from the village through an arch and exits from another that leads to the small cemetery located on the shores of Lake Endine, a path marked by the 14 stations of the cross.
April 3, 2022
The Via Crucis and the access and exit portals make the church square truly unique. The interior of the church is also worth a visit.
April 6, 2022
All works made in mosaic in the 70s of the twentieth century by the Peresson firm of Milan on cartoons by the painter Trento Longaretti.
Inside the church there are valuable paintings of the eighteenth century among which the Transfiguration, oil on canvas by Domenico Carpinoni and a valuable inlaid black marble altar by skilled local workers of the second half of the seventeenth century.
April 3, 2022
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