Bar Da Astory – Chapel of Bread loop from Maccagno
Bar Da Astory – Chapel of Bread loop from Maccagno
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Bar Da Astory – Chapel of Bread loop from Maccagno
01:55
10.4km
620m
Running
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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127 m
Bar Da Astory
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230 m
San Materno Church (Chiesa di San Materno), Maccagno Superiore
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Today it is known simply as the Church of San Materno or the Parish Church of Maccagno Superiore.
But if we go to rediscover the roots of this sacred building, we find traces of an important past that deserves to be remembered.
Begun shortly before Federico Borromeo's visit (1596), construction was slow. In 1683 it still had no bell tower and the facade had not yet been plastered. During the '700 it was still decorated internally. An inscription preserved in the church reminds him of "Materno sacrata excellentori sculpur ornata - 1715" and some frescoes that once existed on the vault bore the date October 12, 1720.
The church is in the shape of a Latin cross. It includes a very large and high central nave and three chapels on each side, of which the middle one is the largest. The facade, once much further back than the current one, was built in 1877 with the proceeds from the sale of the house that leaned against the church of S. Antonio. The design of the facade is a variety of architectural orders, from neoclassicism to the Renaissance. However, its lines are harmonious and elegant. The churchyard in front of it was not built until 1875.
The interior of the church is rich, collected and impressive. The light raining from above creates strange effects of shadows and the mystical silence that reigns there induces a deep memory.
Text / Source: parrocchiamaccagno.it Text by Fabio PASSERA
parrocchiamaccagno.it/home/chiese-del-territorio/155-chiesa-di-san-materno
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748 m
View of Maccagno and Lake Maggiore
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3.38 km
Chapel of Bread
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3.98 km
Musignano Village of Wooden Puppets
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10.4 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.33 km
2.00 km
1.76 km
267 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.54 km
2.45 km
1.79 km
1.75 km
783 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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