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Itineraries of Faith

The Valmalenco, like the entire province of Sondrio, is a valley scattered with a sacred heritage: churches, chapels, sanctuaries, frescoes, Alpine crosses and smaller signs, all constitute the expression of a religious feeling that was not only spontaneous and heartfelt, but also generally widespread among the simple population of believers, who lived and still live on these mountains. Large or small, modest and poor, or lavish and solemn, the familiar outlines of these churches stand out against the village roofs and the most fascinating Alpine peaks. Thus, surrounded bytiny and large shrines architecturally complement the natural landscape.

Aedicules, frescoes and mountain crosses also testify to a popular, lively, heartfelt religious feeling within the intimacy of the home and at the crossroads, where aedicules and frescoes remind us of the daily devotion of the past, both on the alpine pastures, on the mountain peaks and passes, where reiligious devotion becomes even more sacred in man's pure, solitary, close contact with the sky.

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