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From this point you can enjoy a wonderful, if not the best, view of the rock church of Madonna della Corona near Spiazzi. On the way to the pilgrimage church you pass a Stations of the Cross with life-size figures and you keep looking down into the Adige Valley. The highest pilgrimage church in Italy is at an altitude of 773 meters and was built directly into and on the rock face. It is unmistakable that the church has merged with the rock, because the west and parts of the north wall consist largely of the rock of the mountain. The wall behind the altar of the Madonna della Corona is unusual and contains the miraculous image, a figure of the Virgin Mary with the body of Jesus on her knees (Pietà), surrounded by a crown of thorns and five groups of angels. The pilgrimage church was built in the 15th century, but there is said to have been a hermit church there from the 12th century. In 1982 the church was given the title “Basilica minor” and on April 17, 1988, Pope John Paul II visited the place of pilgrimage.

Great view of northern Lake Garda away from the crowds of tourists who take the gondola up

A climb, not too difficult, which offers a splendid view over the whole of Lake Garda and the mountains in the background

It offers a view of the entire garda of great beauty

Madonna della Corona Pilgrimage Church near Spiazzi and a footpath with Stations of the Cross, 15 stations and life-size bronze figures leads from there to the church. The well-known place of pilgrimage nestles at a height (774 m above sea level) on a vertical rock face and is worth a visit simply because of this spectacular location. At first monks who belonged to the San Zeno monastery of Verona lived here, in 1434 the Santuario passed to the Maltese Cross Order. The sanctuary is located in Spiazzi, a hamlet of Caprino, and can be reached via the provincial road coming from Caprino. Alternatively, there is a two-hour hike along a pilgrimage route from Brentino, a hamlet on the east side of Monte Baldo. It's all uphill!

There are two ways of translating the name "Madonna della Corona" of this impressive sanctuary into German: * According to the first interpretation, Corona is the crown or the crowned one, so you could translate it as "Mother of God with a crown" or "Crowned Mother of God" (in German-speaking countries we would rather use the term "Queen of Heaven" for this). * According to another interpretation (which can be found on Wikipedia), Corona is an ancient word for rock or stone wall, so the name would refer to the location of this sanctuary.

The view from Monte Baldo on Lake Garda is something indescribable that envelops you and fills your spirit with emotions.

A good way to get to Monte Baldo, but then hit the hiking trails! There's so much to discover.