Impressive basilique and square. The black madonna cannot be photographed but can be visited free. Visitors should be dressed decently but further no limitations. The basilique and sacristy are rich decorated with paintings and woodcarvings. Parking is easy and the village lies beautiful on a hilltop with spectacular view on the surroundings.
The Santuario is amazing with its Dome, frescoes, carvings, paintings and marble. You mustn't miss visiting the Holy House of the black Madonna which is inside the Santuario. Even if you are not religious this place makes you feel quite humble. Lots of people stop inside to pray to the Madonna. The story says that this Holy house was transported from the Holy land to the Santuario di Loreto by crusaders.
Truly amazing experience, very moving, even for me who is not a christian. Anyway, as with many such things, it is kind of cool to see "the" Loreta.
Definitely is enough interesting to drop by from the motorway which is a couple a minutes away. I went there early in the morning and it was perfect.
this church is one of the most beautiful in the centre Italy and if you happen to spend the summer in Sirolo or Numana or Porto Recanati a visit is a must do. there is so much to see and admire!!! the dome is simply great and the little house inside, which is said to be the house of Jesus, is such little gem. after the visit stop by in one of the nice pubs around the square and enjoy a coffee or an icecream.
Great site of pilgrimage. Always long queues to enter the shrine of the holy house but the queue moves quickly. Respectfully avoid immediately after Mass on sundays (domenica) unless you want this to be part of your worship routine.
We drove from Osimo to visit the village of Loreto, parked the car and walked to the courtyard of this church without knowing anything about it. It is beautiful and so richly decorated. The main attraction of Loreto is the Holy house within the Church and is a popular pilgrimage site of Catholics. It is said tht this is the house where the Virgin Mary lived. I only wish I had read more about it before we made the visit so we could truly appreciate what we had seen in this lovely lovely part of Italy.
Impresseive pelgrim town below Ancona. Beautifull square and basilique. Most impressive was the chapel in the middle of the Basilique which supposedly is made out of the original stones of the birth house of the Virgin Mary
Great church, peaceful and amazing. Great views outside in the courtyard and view of the city from high above the town, awesome
We visited a fantastic place today. Virgin Mary's house from Palestine, moved to Marches 1000 years ago. Very interesting, a big and fantastic Basilica and inside Virgin Mary's house. It felt big and sacred.