Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
A living Catholic sanctuary rising in a vertical stack of chapels above a narrow Val di Non gorge. The Diocese of Trento commemorates St. Romedius as a medieval hermit on January 15 and distinguishes the enduring cult from legends that developed around his life, including the famous bear story.
The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Walk into a narrow Alpine gorge and climb through a remarkable vertical sanctuary whose five chapels accumulated around the memory of St. Romedius. The place unites a historically rooted medieval cult, relic veneration, ex-votos, eremitical spirituality, and beloved hagiographic traditions without collapsing those layers into one claim.
Five chapels, one vertical sanctuary
Climb through centuries of construction as the complex rises level by level above the gorge.
Relics and a medieval cult
Encounter the ecclesially commemorated devotion to St. Romedius while keeping the historical core distinct from later legend.
The rock-cut pilgrim path
Make the approach from Sanzeno part of the pilgrimage on a path carved into the canyon wall.
January 15 in Val di Non
The diocesan memorial draws pilgrims for Mass, prayer, and a winter journey to the hermitage.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
Continue nearby