Complesso monumentale di Galliano

Beautiful chapel! From year 1007!

Medieval basilica and baptistery, 11th century, of great beauty. After the initial visual difficulty, the frescoes spread over several walls cannot fail to conquer for their originality and antiquity.

Beautiful Romanesque style basilica built around the 11th century and later modified several times. Inside there are useful and detailed panels that illustrate its long history and explain the remains of the frescoes visible today. Unfortunately, only fragments of the frescoes remain but with the explanations it is easy to imagine the splendor they must have had in the past. The nearby Baptistery is also worth a visit. The area where the complex stands, on a hill, has been very well arranged with well-kept greenery.

Vermante bello!!

The monumental complex of Galliano which includes the Basilica of San Vincenzo and the Baptistery of San Giovanni Battista deserves more than five stars, but given the current system of visits, one star is more than enough. Some time ago I visited the place freely during any day of the week, but yesterday, May 30, 2021 since we were in that area, it was not possible as we did not have a reservation, there were three of us. I understand the current Covid-19 situation, the necessary precautions, but since there was no one, I repeat no one except the entrance attendant, it seems to me that exceptions can be made. Of course if this is the method to promote tourism ... forget it. Having said that I must say that the place is very beautiful. The basilica is a monument of medieval Lombard Romanesque art dating back to 1007, it has a simple facade without any decoration while the interior without the right aisle offers several frescoes located on the walls and in the apse basin. It is also possible to visit the crypt where other frescoes can be observed. A visit is recommended, but also a reservation if you don't want to risk being out.