Church Santa Maria del Carmine

Church Santa Maria del Carmine

(Sanctuary of Madonna del Carmine)

at San Felice del Benaco in Valtenesi

Church Santa Maria del Carmine, of considerable size, dates from the second half of the fifteenth century, late Gothic style, took the place of an existing small chapel dedicated to St. Maria delle Grazie but known as S. Maria delle Tanks, since it is located in marshy area. It is accessed by a large square surrounded by trees leading to the entrance with pointed arches, with central rose window and two single sides, inside it has a single nave, on the bottom of the pool there is a chapel, like l ‘apse, where is the statue of the Madonna del Carmine. After a period of neglect towards the end of the eighteenth century. due to a decree of the Venetian Republic, during which he was sacked in 1952 was picked up by the Carmelites of Vittorio Veneto, giving the building its current state.