Try one day from the square of Orta San Giulio to look in front of you, high on the other side of Lake Orta< ; /strong>. Then, you will see a shining white church perched on a granite spur of rock, it is the Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso, place to me particularly expensive, as a place where I celebrated my wedding.
The climb made of numerous hairpin bends to reach the municipality of Madonna del Sasso in the hamlet of Boleto reminds me that the Sanctuary is located more than 630 meters from Lake Orta. So I arrive at the end of the road that opens in the back of the Sanctuary where a large parking lot allows me to place the car quietly.
I walk along the small road that passes next to the Sanctuary and arrive in the terrace in front of the church where I stop to admire the spectacular view of Lake Orta < ; /strong> and in the Alps which is even more wonderful from here. I go up the short staircase and enter the Sanctuary, it is a small jewel in Baroque style with two side altars and numerous frescoes by Lorenzo Peracino.
At the center of the Sanctuary there is a large dome, while above the altar a fresco that gives me the illusion that there is another dome, actually & agrave;, explains to me the nice and always helpful parish priest of the church, is simply a fresco that thanks to an excellent technique of perspective and the use of columns frescoed by the appearance of being just a dome. The Sanctuary is lovely and definitely worth a visit, perhaps on the occasion of a trip to Lake Orta.
Written by David Perkins - Last update: 31/10/2021
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