The Parish Church of San Giovanni

The existence of the parish church of San Giovanni, the mother church and the centre of religious and civil life in the valley, also points to an organised religious community in the early Middle Ages. It is first attested in documents in about 1200.

The old Romanesque church was demolished in the second half of the 15th century because it was considered too small for the inhabitants of the valley. The current building was constructed on the same axis as the old church and consecrated in September 1489.

The church of San Giovanni is a typical example of alpine gothic architecture, built as a single unit and with a pointed roof. The double dedication to St. John the Baptist and to St. John the Evangelist, as well as a crypt consecrated to St. Michael the Arcangel, dates back to customs of worship in existence during the Lombard period.