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San Martino di Tours Church and Cemetery

San Martino di Tours Church and Cemetery

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San Martino di Tours Church and Cemetery

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parco alto Garda bresciano

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Location: Toscolano-Maderno, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

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scaurum

October 5, 2022

Even if the church appears closed due to dilapidation, the visit is worthwhile because of the wonderful view of Toscolana-Maderno and Lake Garda from the cemetery terrace.

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Stephanie

September 5, 2023

Near the hamlet of Sanico, it rises on an isolated mountain peak near the gorge of the Toscolano torrent
the small church of San Martino di Tours, which was used as a hospital during epidemic times at the beginning of the 17th century
was used. The church has a round floor plan with a rectangular apse; is leaning against it
a small residential building that dates back to the 16th century thanks to a date scratched on the plaster. Century is datable, as
A hermit devoted to penance lived here. Unfortunately, the massive restoration work of the 1950s made this impossible
reliable chronology, since the only indication of antiquity besides the naming of the church, the
St. Martin is consecrated, which generally refers to the High Middle Ages, from the reuse of Roman
There are bricks, including a round pillar stone in the floor of the entrance porch, which is the original
Narthex replaced. The adjacent cemetery

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