The main church of Borgo Maggiore, a baroque structure a short walk from the cable car station. The interior is more elaborate than the plain exterior suggests: carved altars, 18th-century frescoes, and a collection of votive offerings — ex-votos — accumulated over centuries of pilgrimage. The church is an active place of worship rather than a museum, and is generally open during the day. It provides a quiet contrast to the crowded souvenir streets in the old city above.
Santuario della Beata Vergine della Consolazione
The main church of Borgo Maggiore, dedicated to the town's patron
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The Santuario della Beata Vergine della Consolazione is the principal church of Borgo Maggiore and has been a place of pilgrimage since the 17th century, when a series of miracles were attributed to an image of the Madonna kept in an earlier chapel on the site. The current baroque building was constructed in the 18th century; its interior contains votive offerings spanning three centuries.