Museums & culture
Basilica of San Giacomo
Bellagio's Romanesque basilica, built in the eleventh and twelfth centuries by the Comacine masters at the top of the village, a few minutes from the piers.
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- Music
- Indicative dates
23 December
Bellagio
Notte di Cielo
On 23 December the Corale Bilacus sings the Nativity in Bellagio's basilica of San Giacomo, then greetings in the square.
- Where
- Basilica of San Giacomo, Bellagio
- Recurrence
- every year on the evening of 23 December
- Tickets
- Usually free entry
The event recurs every year in this period, but the dates are not confirmed. Check with the organiser.
“Notte di Cielo” is the Christmas concert of the Corale Bilacus, Bellagio's choir: a popular meditation on the mystery of the Nativity, sung by the choir with its children.
It is held on the evening of 23 December in the Romanesque basilica of San Giacomo, in the old village; afterwards, everyone exchanges greetings in the square.
The programme for the 2025 edition
On Tuesday 23 December 2025, at 21:00, the Corale Bilacus sings “Notte di Cielo” in the basilica of San Giacomo, with free entry. The concert was scheduled the same way in 2022 and 2024, on 23 December at 21:00 in San Giacomo with free entry. In 2021 it was held in the church of San Giovanni.
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