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Chapel of San Pietro (Danza Macabra Fresco)

Chapel of San Pietro (Danza Macabra Fresco)

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Chapel of San Pietro (Danza Macabra Fresco)

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Location: Macra, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

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Best Hikes to Chapel of San Pietro (Danza Macabra Fresco)

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1. Sentiero dei ciclamini – loop in Valle Maira

6.83km

02:17

280m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Sentiero dei Ciclamini to San Pietro Church

6.54km

02:11

280m

Cyclamen-lined trail through ancient hamlets to a medieval church with rare 15th-century frescoes.

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3. Sentiero dei Ciclamini (T30 trail through Valle Maira)

21.0km

07:43

1,160m

Cyclamen-lined trail through abandoned Valle Maira villages with a rare Flemish fresco hidden in a mountain chapel.

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Loris

January 21, 2022

Small chapel that hides a painting from the Flemish era that is really rare and difficult to find: the Danza Macabra. The chapel is also the last point of interest that you touch along the Path of the Cyclamens.

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Giancarlo & 🐕

August 30, 2023

On the cyclamen path between Macra and Camoglieres, here is this ancient chapel that can only be reached on foot

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JakobusPilger

March 4, 2025

This sanctuary in the mountains was dedicated to "San PIETRO". Simon, nicknamed Peter (rock), was a fisherman on Lake Genesareth when he - together with his brother Andrew - was called by Jesus Christ to be a "fisher of men".
According to Catholic understanding, he is the highest apostle, and the two thousand year long line of popes - currently Francis - are his successors. In statues and paintings, Peter is almost always depicted with two keys in his hand; this attribute refers to the Bible verse in Matthew: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." (Chapter 16, verse 19).
San Pietro is - together with San Paolo - also known as the "prince of the apostles", their common feast day in the calendar of saints is June 29th.

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Elevation 850 m

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Thursday 15 January

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Max wind speed: 1.0 km/h

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Location: Macra, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

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Chapel of San Pietro (Danza Macabra Fresco)

1. Sentiero dei ciclamini – loop in Valle Maira

2. Sentiero dei Ciclamini to San Pietro Church

3. Sentiero dei Ciclamini (T30 trail through Valle Maira)

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