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The town was first mentioned in documents in the 10th century. From the late Middle Ages onwards, the lords of Garlasco called themselves counts. Today, the town has approximately 10,000 inhabitants.

Madonna della Bozzola, sanctuary on the Via Francigena

The Santuario Madonna della Bozzola is a diocesan reference point for pastoral care, located in Tromello, province of Pavia, region of Lombardy. This sanctuary, dedicated to Our Lady of the Bozzola, is a place of encounter, reflection and spiritual growth. The shrine has its origins in a miraculous apparition of Maria Benedetta in 1465. Maria invited the faithful to build a chapel and later a church in her honor on this site. The church, founded at the beginning of the 16th century, has a cotto facade with frescoes in the lunettes of the portals. Inside is a painting of Our Lady of the Bozzola. The shrine was restored in 1983.

Beautiful sanctuary! For those who want more info: https://www.madonnadellabozzola.org/storia/

The origin of the town can be traced back to the Bronze-Iron Age I (800 BC), as demonstrated by the various finds found.

The Marian image at the center of the prodigy dates back to the mid-15th century. Tradition has it that it was painted in 1456 by the young Agostino da Pavia. Agostino frescoes the image as a gesture of thanks to the Virgin whom he had invoked while riding across the waters of the Ticino, into which he was about to sink. Having overcome the danger and moved along the banks of the river, the young painter saw a humble votive shrine, which he decided to decorate and embellish with an image dedicated to Mary The painting presents the Virgin seated in the chair, covered with a large dark red cloak, with a green lapel. The headdress is of the same fabric, tied around the neck and as if "stopped" by the index finger of the right hand of the Child Jesus, which the Virgin carries standing on her knees. The right hand of the Madonna holds a book resting on her knees; the left hand supports the Child, with sweet eyes, and dressed in a short white tunic wrapped around the waist.