The Church Of Santa Maria Maggiore Photo: The Church Of Santa Maria Maggiore

Santa Maria Maggiore is a Church of the 15th century in the resort town of Sirmione on lake Garda, built on the site of a former Lombard Church of San Martino in Castro. This parish Church in late Gothic style located in the heart of medieval Sirmione and is one of the most outstanding examples of local architecture of that period.

Inside single-nave Church, separated by three arcades, decorated with ancient frescoes, paintings and terracotta figurines. Here in the apse there is the statue of the Madonna delle Neve 15th-century wooden statue of the Madonna on the Throne made in our time. Particularly noteworthy are a painting of the last supper, painted by the artist of the Venetian school, and the Crucifix of the 16th century, attributed Brusasorzi. Remarkable also the wooden choir, the elegant design of the apse of the Church, five altars and exterior buttresses. The main entrance consists of a covered arcade with five arches, which once was part of nearby cemeteries. One of the milestones, standing to the right of the facade, perhaps, belonged to the Church of San Martino in Castro – he's a much older Church. The bell tower rising nearby, according to legend, was built from one of the towers of the Castle Scaligero. The Church itself is located close to this powerful medieval fortress, which became one of the main tourist attractions of Sirmione. Santa Maria Maggiore has a unique features and exquisite scenery.

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