Colle di Cristo Re, Bienno

Name: Colle di Cristo Re
Address: Bienno, Italy

#4 among attractions in Bienno

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Hill of Christ the King, or Santa Maria Maddalena complex, stands in the Camonica Valley, in the municipality of Bienno.

The two chapels present, called St. Martha's and Magdalene's, with an adjoining hermit's dwelling, are said to have been built at the end of the 13th-14th centuries. The frescoes decorating the cross vault of the lower chapel, attributed to Paolo da Caylina the Elder, were made in 1516, while the paintings on the front wall of the Magdalene chapel are by an unknown author.

Probably subsequent to the visit of St. Charles Borromeo are the sacristy and the Grotto of the Sepulcher, where a group of wooden statues carved in 1612 by Beniamino Simoni is located.

In 1930, on the occasion of the installation of the statue of Christ the King, it was decided to extend the Magdalene chapel and build the present stone facade adorned with a central rose window and six columns with Corinthian capitals from the ruins of the monastery of San Pietro in Barberino, now the Hermitage of Bienno.

Still noted in 1931 is the erection of the majestic Christ the King at Magdalene Hill in Bienno, which gilds the lower valley.

Coordinates: 45°56'24"N, 10°17'23"E

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Colle di Cristo Re – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sanctuary of Minerva, Sant'Antonio Abate, Museo nazionale della Valcamonica, Chiesa di Santa Maria Annunciata.

0.8 miNW
Museum, Archaeological museum
Sanctuary of Minerva, Cividate Camuno
21 min walk • The Sanctuary of Minerva is a temple of the Roman era, situated at Breno, in locality Spinera. It rises to a rocky outcrop on the banks of the river Oglio, faced with a natural cave within which flowed a spring.
1.2 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Sant'Antonio Abate, Breno
31 min walk • Church of Saint Anthony Abbot is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Breno, in the province of Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy. The church contains fragments of Frescos on three walls around the chancel by Girolamo Romani in collaboration with Daniele Mori, who also worked with him in Pisogne and Bienno.
1 miW
Museum, Archaeological museum
Museo nazionale della Valcamonica, Cividate Camuno
27 min walk • The Museo nazionale della Valcamonica is an archaeological museum located in the town of Cividate Camuno, which has a collection of Roman-period finds from various excavations which took place mostly in the 17th century in Val Camonica.
0.5 miSE
Church
Chiesa di Santa Maria Annunciata, Bienno
12 min walk • Church of the Annunciation Italian: Chiesa di Santa Maria Annunciata is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Bienno, in the Province of Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy.
1.2 miN
Forts and castles
Castello di Breno, Breno
30 min walk • Breno Castle rises above a hill in the center of the town of Breno. The castle walls contain an area of 0.525 ha, about 120 meters above the village.
0.8 miSW
Area
Berzo Inferiore, Bienno
21 min walk • Berzo Inferiore is an Italian comune of 2,316 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy.
1.2 miNW
Church
Chiesa Vecchia di Sant'Andrea, Cividate Camuno
30 min walk • The church of St. Andrew Vecchia is located in the municipality of Malegno in Valle Camonica, province of Brescia; the adjective "old" comes from the fact that there is another place of worship in the village dedicated to St.
0.5 miSW
45°55'59"N • 10°17'7"E
Scuola Forgiatura, Bienno
14 min walk • Museum
0.7 miNW
Church
Chiesa di Santa Maria al Ponte, Cividate Camuno
18 min walk • The church of Santa Maria al Ponte or Ospedale is located in the territory of the municipality of Malegno in Valle Camonica, province of Brescia.
0.6 miNW
Church
St. Stephen Church, Cividate Camuno
16 min walk • The church of St. Stephen is located in the territory of the municipality of Cividate Camuno, Valle Camonica, province of Brescia.
0.6 miW
Church
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Cividate Camuno
15 min walk • The church of Santa Maria Assunta stands in Cividate Camuno, Valcamonica. It is among the oldest churches reported in historical documents about the Camonica Valley.

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Nearby attractions include Chiesa di Santa Maria Annunciata, Bienno (12 min walk), Scuola Forgiatura, Bienno (14 min walk), Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Cividate Camuno (15 min walk), St. Stephen Church, Cividate Camuno (16 min walk).