CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI IN VIDALENGO

The Church of San Giovanni a Porta Latina lies in Vidalengo, one of the two territorial subdivisions of Caravaggio, a few kilometres north. It was built around the year 1000 as a chapel for the community to use, and it was later expanded and modified. The present-day church is flanked by a bell tower built in the late 1800s onto the old tower that had been irreparably damaged by a storm.

The church is open to the public every day from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Location: Piazza San Giovanni (Vidalengo), approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) from Caravaggio train station, approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) from Vidalengo train station (Milan-Venezia line) and 3.5 km (2.17 mi) from the A35 Brebemi motorway exit. The nearest parking spaces are in via Venezia and via Don Sainini.

For information or planning group visits please contact the Cultural Office (Ufficio Cultura) at cultura.comune.caravaggio.bg.it or at +39 0363 356213.

CHURCH OF SAN VITALE IN MASANO

The Church of San Vitale is the parish church of Masano, the territorial subdivision situated few kilometres east of Caravaggio. The church, as we see it, was built in 1928 onto the old 13th-century building. It houses a 17th-century Madonna, which stood earlier in Caravaggio Church of San Rocco, and a 1946 Baptism of Christ by the Treviglio painter Trento Longaretti. The church interior and façade are newly restored.

The Church is open to the public in the morning.

Location: Piazza San Vitale (Masano), approximately 5.5 km (3.4 mi) from Caravaggio train station and 2 km (1.2 mi) from the A35 Brebemi motorway exit for Bariano. The nearest parking spaces are in via Vincenzo Bellini and in via Pagazzano.

For information or planning group visits please contact the Cultural Office (Ufficio Cultura) at cultura.comune.caravaggio.bg.it or at +39 0363 356213.