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Gravedona ed Uniti

Santa Maria delle Grazie, Gravedona

The Augustinian convent church above Gravedona, built from 1467 and frescoed throughout between the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, and its cloister with olive trees.

Visit duration
30 min – 1 h
Booking
Not required
Area
Upper Lake
The Grazie cloister with its arches, the olive tree in the middle and the bell tower against a blue sky.Giuliettom · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Grazie cloister with its arches, the olive tree in the middle and the bell tower against a blue sky.

Giuliettom · CC BY-SA 4.0

Why go

Santa Maria delle Grazie is the church of the Augustinian convent above Gravedona, near the old castle site.

The complex was begun in 1467 in place of an oratory; the church was consecrated in 1532. Its Musso marble portals have Renaissance decoration, and a terracotta cornice runs around the exterior. Transverse arches divide the interior, which ends in three apses. The walls retain unsigned fresco cycles painted between 1496 and 1520. Tomb slabs in the floor commemorate the families that commissioned the chapels.

  • A church frescoed throughout in the Lombard Renaissance.
  • The cloister with its olive trees and the view over the village.

Highlights

  • The fresco cycles of 1496–1520
  • The tombstones of Gravedona's families

Getting there

  • Uphill above the centre of Gravedona, towards the Liro valley, a few minutes' walk from the waterfront and Santa Maria del Tiglio.

Accessibility

  • From the car park on Via San Gusmeo the way climbs about fifty metres on cobbles, with a strip of paving. There are eight steps at the main entrance and five at the side one. Inside, the church is free of obstacles, with two steps up to the altar and to the chapels.

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