You will be amazed by the grandeur of this building, for whose construction the course of the ValVendra stream, from which the Basilica takes its name, was even diverted.
North of Lovere, wanted in the Renaissance by the Borgo families as tangible evidence of their wealth, accumulated from the famous local cloth.
If you love to challenge yourself, try to distinguish the late Gothic artistic influences from the Lombard-Venetian Renaissance influences present in the Basilica!
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Look carefully at the coffered vault of the nave, the polygonal apse enclosed by a precious inlaid wooden choir, the high altar, the frescoes on the walls, and the nine side chapels: even if you don’t guess the styles, you will have at least admired the wonders of this Basilica!