Sanctuary of Santa Cristina, Cantoira

The church.

The Sanctuary of Santa Cristina is a stone chapel or small church perched precariously atop a rocky crag, some 1300 meters high, overlooking the Val Grande National Park. It is within the territory of the comune of Cantoira in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northern Italy. The church is only accessible via an arduous trek up hundreds of hewn stairs. A procession on foot takes place every July 24 from the town to the shrine.

Valli di Lanzo seen from Punta Lunelle, with the Sanctuary as the grey building atop the foot hill at the center.