Miscellaneous News from Ticino - Camping Tamaro

“On summer evenings we can
hear singing from afar”
FOR VISITORS TO THE MONASTERY
MADONNA DEL SASSO, BROTHER AGOSTINO RECOMMENDS
THE PROFOUND ATMOSPHERE OF THE CHURCH.
Brother Agostino, what is your favourite time of day in Madonna del Sasso?
In the morning, when it’s still quiet and the rising sun shines
through the glass windows of the choir in the church.
Do you sometimes think: Oh, isn’t it beautiful to live here?
That happens at night, when everything is still up here. Or
on a summer evening, when we can hear the singing of the
Carmelite nuns from afar.
How do the monks relate to the hustle and bustle of tourism?
We only come across visitors who come to see the view or the
monastery by chance. If they show respect, they are very welcome.
Should the monastery still be open for tourists?
Tourists are also people, first and foremost. And we are here
for people who need us. However, too much disturbance during the
services is not wholesome.
What should a visitor to Madonna del Sasso not miss out on?
The atmosphere of the church. He should breathe in this
profound atmosphere while seated, or kneeling, because in the
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church there is a half-light, almost like in a basilica from the
Orient. The Pietà (religious statue) in the courtyard, the statue of
the Virgin Mary at the main altar and the many religious scenes
painted on the walls are also very interesting.
He loves the early hours of the morning: Brother
Agostino from the monastery Madonna del Sasso.
LAGO
MAGGIORE
E VALLI