Monastery of San Salvatore, Capo di Ponte
Monastero di San Salvatore is located on the left bank of the Oglio river, in the municipality of Capo di Ponte in Val Camonica, Italy. Established at the end of the 11th century, it was the first and only Cluniac priory in Val Camonica.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: Monastery of San Salvatore
- Also known as: “Monastero di San Salvatore”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sellero and Bedolina Map.
Sellero
Town hall
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Sellero is a comune of 1,503 people in the province of Brescia in the middle Val Camonica. In its territory there are thousands of rock engravings, including the "Rosa camuna" in Carpene. Sellero is situated 2 km north of Monastery of San Salvatore, Capo di Ponte.
Bedolina Map
The Bedolina Map is a famous engraved prehistoric rock which is part of the Camonica Valley petroglyph complex. It is known as one of the most ancient topographic maps, interpreted as a depiction of cultivated plots, mountain paths and villages. Bedolina Map is situated 1 km southwest of Monastery of San Salvatore, Capo di Ponte.Sante Faustina e Liberata Church
Church
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Sante Faustina e Liberata Church is situated 1 km south of Monastery of San Salvatore, Capo di Ponte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cemmo and Pescarzo.
Cemmo
Village
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Cemmo, is a frazione of Capo di Ponte, located right of river Oglio, beneath the Concarena. It was one of the first settlements in Val Camonica, as it can be deduced from the numerous rock drawings that have been found here; nowadays it has a population of about 600.
Nadro
Village
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Nadro is an Italian hamlet of the comune of Ceto, Lombardy. It has 655 inhabitants. It lies 75 km from Brescia, along the strada Statale 42 del Tonale e della Mendola and is situated in Val Camonica. Nadro is situated 3 km south of Monastery of San Salvatore, Capo di Ponte.
Monastery of San Salvatore, Capo di Ponte
- Category: religion
- Location: Capo di Ponte, Province of Brescia, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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From Dutch to Italian—“Monastery of San Salvatore, Capo di Ponte” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Monastero di San Salvatore”
- Italian: “monastero di San Salvatore”
- Italian: “Monastero di San Salvatore”
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