For lovers of local history and culture, Valle Trompia offers a journey full of discoveries, starting with the traditional Iron and Mine Route, passing through the archaeological museums, the historic villas and palazzos, as well as the Paul VI collection of contemporary art and the Sacred Route, without forgetting the farming and peasant tradition. A territory with a thousand faces, all to be discovered and explored.
The ancient parish church dedicated to Sant’Apollonio Vetere is strategically positioned on the hill that overlooks the village of Pezzaze. Built on the ruins of a pagan temple and planned in 1480, the church was completed in 1517. Today very little remains of the ancient construction. In fact, the structure that we can see today corresponds to nothing more than ...
The church of Santa Maria Assunta, in the hamlet of Dosso, dates back to the early 18th century. It contains an altarpiece by Pier Mattia Bagnadore dated 1788, enclosed in a vibrant and imposing stucco and wood soasa. There is also a work by Paglia (1742) and frescoes by Domenico Voltolini.
The Church of Santa Maria della Misericordia is located in the ancient hamlet of San Sebastiano, embedded in the historical village in close contact with the urban context. It was built at the end of the 17th century to replace an older church built as a votive offering following the plague that had decimated the population of Brescia in 1478. ...
The area in front of the church consists of an irregularly shaped lawn. The church has a facade divided into quadrants by geometric elements in relief with openings in the centre, including a portal and a slightly lunetted window. It is crowned by a solid moulding with a slender iron cross at the top. The interior has a single hall ...
The parish church dedicated to saints Emiliano and Tirso was built between 1738 and 1754 on a pre-existing structure dating back to at least the 15th century. It was designed by Giovan Battista Marchetti, or perhaps Antonio Turbino. All that remains of the previous church is the apse and the old sacristy, while the current church contains paintings by Pietro ...
San Colombano is located in a small basin. The Parish Church of San Colombano is dedicated to the Irish saint venerated by the Lombards. The parish of San Colombano is documented as far back as 1389!
The Parish Church of San Michele Arcangelo is located in Brozzo, a hamlet of Marcheno: the village is considered one of the oldest in Valle Trompia. The church was thought to date back to the time of the Lombards (569-774), a population very devoted to Archangel Michael, honoured with special cults and protector of the army. Altars were dedicated to ...
From the main road, a long and stunning staircase in medolo – recently restored - leads to the parish church of San Zenone. Built in 1730 on a pre-existing 16th-century building, the church houses a valuable altarpiece by the Veronese painter Giambettino Cignaroli, depicting "The Madonna with Child and San Zenone". The saint in the centre of the altarpiece is ...
Discover the Parish Church of Sant'Apollonio! The pre-existing church, already mentioned at the beginning of the 15th century, became a parish church in the first half of the following century, detaching itself from the parish church of St John the Baptist. The foundation stone was laid in 1673 and it was designed by Stefano Bianchi, who in 1672 had also ...
The Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul was consecrated in 1685, but its interior still retains a Renaissance aspect, and the solemn façade can be traced back to the Cremonese style of the late 16th century. The parish church of Marcheno houses a cycle of late 15th-century frescoes unique in the Brescia area, dedicated to the Apostolic Creed and ...
The Parish Church of Saints Faustino and Giovita was built in the 17th century. The building underwent major extension works in 1864. The altarpiece of the high altar, dating back to the first half of the 17th century, depicts the Madonna, the Eternal Father, St Anthony of Padua with the Child Jesus and Saints Faustino and Giovita.
The Parish Church of Saints Cosma and Damiano is located halfway between the hamlets of Dosso and Ombriano, on a hillock overlooking the valley. It was completed in 1911 as a clumsy modification and extension of the pre-existing church that began in the 13th century and was consecrated in the 16th century. All that remains of the first church is ...
