Santa Maria Maggiore
The "capital" of the Painters' Valley
The town has always been the political and religious centre of the Vigezzo Valley. It was the seat of the Mandamento, that is the seat on which the Valley Magistrate exercises his jurisdiction, and of the Church from which, little by little, the other countries detached themselves, erecting local parishes. It was inhabited by seven important Caraveggesi families who divided the town into neighborhoods, some of which are still recognizable.
S. Maria Maggiore
(photo by: Fabio Copiatti)
S. Maria Maggiore Town Hall
(photo by: Fabio Copiatti)
Christmas street market in S. Maria Maggiore
(photo by: Archivio Parco Nazionale Val Grande)
