Santo Sepolcro Church

Via Alto Adige / Südtiroler Str. 60
39100 Bolzano Bozen
General description
The Santo Sepolcro Church also known as the Church of Calvary, can be reached in about 20 minutes following the forest path that starts from via Santa Geltrude or from the road that goes up from via Piè di Virgolo. A handful of minutes, following the via crucis, and here we are, immersed in the forest. From here you can enjoy a wonderful panoramic view over Bolzano and the Sciliar plateau.

The church, built between 1683 and 1684, has been for centuries a place of pilgrimage. On the right, looking at the entrance of the church, there is a chapel that contains the fountain with Christ. In past times couples used to do small fertility rites to become a child. The elders of Virgolo still remember a popular belief who said that children came into the world under the fountain of the chapel and weren't brought by the stork.

The church has been restored in recent times, but the countless love-graffiti are safe. Pilgrims and lovers engraved the walls of the sepulchre with love messages from the 18th century up to our days and it is a real emotion to read those messages that overlap over the centuries and tell the story of hundreds of people through a heart, a flower, a name, a date or a promise of love.
Opening hours: yearlong
 
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guest card for your vacation
Guest card for your vacation
Enjoy many advantages with the Bolzano Card! You receive the guest card free of charge from all partner accommodations:
Contact
Tourist Info Laives Bronzolo Vadena
Via J.-F.-Kennedy 88
39055 Laives