A landscape view of Altavilla Milicia

At the top of the rock you can appreciate a Federician tower , known as Norman Tower, dating back to 14th century

The rock with its Federician Tower seen from the sea

The landscape you can enjoy from Altavilla’s Belvedere

Side view of

Front view of the Sanctuary

An inner view of the Sanctuary

The wooden icone of Mother Mary, her holy son, Saint Francis and a kneeling pilgrim praying

A picture of Altavilla’s Belvedere next to the Sanctuary and its main street called after Mother Mary from Loreto

Our wooden triunphal chariot: on the top the picture of the celebrated Virgin Mary. It’s about 15 metres high and it is pulled by oxen during the three days celebration on 6 /7/ 8 September ever since 1632.

TO BE CONTINUED…