Experts' Choice Award Basilica di Sant'Abbondio
What the experts agree on
This 11th-century Romanesque gem features soaring architecture crowned by an impressive apse with geometric reliefs and extraordinary interior frescoes that justify the journey into Como's quieter quarters.
“If you head into Como's industrial quarter, you will come upon this beautiful church, a gem of Romanesque architecture begun by Benedictine monks in 1013 and consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1095.”
– Fodor's
Lonely Planet "Aside from its proud, high structure and impressive apse decorated with a beautiful geometric relief around the outside windows, the highlights are the extraordinary frescoes inside the apse." Full review
