Basilica of San Nicola in Tolentino

A Missing Saint & An Empty Sarcophagus

The Basilica is by far and away the main sight in Tolentino. Sadly it was badly affected by the 2016 earthquakes and most of the beautiful 17th century marble facade is hidden by scaffolding. Howeve...

A Missing Saint & An Empty Sarcophagus

The Basilica is by far and away the main sight in Tolentino. Sadly it was badly affected by the 2016 earthquakes and most of the beautiful 17th century marble facade is hidden by scaffolding. Howeve...

Remarkable frescoes in the "Capellone"!

Tolentine in the Marche region, Italy may seem unheard of by many of you, but it has a hidden treasure that is worth-visiting. I'm referring to a series of frescoes dating back to the 13th century att...

Remarkable frescoes in the "Capellone"!

Tolentine in the Marche region, Italy may seem unheard of by many of you, but it has a hidden treasure that is worth-visiting. I'm referring to a series of frescoes dating back to the 13th century att...

The church has a classy Baroque interior, but its Medieval frescoes are its greatest treasure.

These are to be found in the Great Chapel, whose walls were entirely covered in the fourteenth century by the school of Rimini. The structure is unusual, having four levels or story cycles, covering t...