Last year for work I went to Loreto a beautiful town in the province of Ancona, in the Marche region and unfortunately I was able to see them only externally the famous Sanctuary of Loreto.
It is also called the Basilica of the Holy House because it is a particularly important place for Catholics because according to tradition the holy house of Nazareth is kept inside this church where Jesus lived and his mother Mary was born.
Practically as I understand it is a very important place as a pilgrimage destination In fact here it has been visited by almost all the popes and has been visited by about 200 saints and blessed but in any case it is a beautiful place to visit even for those who are not super believers like me because in any case they are constructions of these beautiful churches that it is right to keep over time.
So if you have the opportunity to visit the Marche region I recommend you take a trip here and maybe unlike me to be able to visit the interior of the Basilica.
There are documents that also various archaeological excavations have confirmed that the walls that are inside the Holy House are those of the cave of Nazareth because they were then transported on a ship, which is why then in 1400 to protect these humble walls of stone this magnificent sanctuary was built and it was one of the most valuable works from my point of view of Bramante one of the most famous sculptors and architects of all Renaissance art.
the fountain you see in the photo built much later than the sanctuary in 1600 you have to think that Loreto until 1400 was a small country town and then thanks to this sanctuary of the Holy House it developed in an impressive way being half of pilgrimages therefore from my point of view it is certainly worth a visit because it is one of the most important pilgrimage points in Europe.
I hope as usual that this article has been useful for you to plan a future visit to Italy and to not miss this beautiful place absolutely.
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