Attractions
Castello, Lierna
The stone hamlet on the little peninsula north of Riva Bianca, grown inside a twelfth-century castle, with the Romanesque chapel of Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro and the two warrior saints painted on its front.
1000 m
Lierna
Sant'Ambrogio, Lierna
Lierna's parish church, with an eleventh-century Romanesque bell tower and Gian Battista Macolino's Rosary canvas of 1628; beside it begins the Way of the Cross painted by Luigi Tagliaferri.
- Visit duration
- 15–30 min
- Booking
- Not required
- Area
- Lecco Branch
Why go
Sant'Ambrogio is Lierna's parish church, standing on a rise in the village centre.
Its Romanesque bell tower dates from the first half of the eleventh century and is set slightly at an angle to the church.
The building was rebuilt in 1626–1627 and enlarged in late Baroque style between 1778 and 1785. Inside are Gian Battista Macolino's Rosary canvas of 1628 and a painting of Saint Anthony by an unknown artist. A little further south is the cemetery, remodelled in 1922 by Giannino Castiglioni, with chapels and decoration by the sculptor.
- An eleventh-century Romanesque bell tower rising over the village.
- Gian Battista Macolino's Rosary canvas and, beside the church, Luigi Tagliaferri's Way of the Cross chapels.
Highlights
- The Romanesque bell tower, turned off the church's line
- The cemetery rearranged by Giannino Castiglioni, a little further south
Getting there
- It stands in the centre of Lierna, between Via Parodi and Via Papa Giovanni XXIII, a few minutes' walk from the town hall.
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Sources and credits
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.