Piona Abbey

Piona Abbey, Saint Nicholas
(Abbazia di Piona)
Piona Abbey
Religion
AffiliationCatholic
ProvinceLecco
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusNational monument
StatusActive
Location
LocationColico, Italy
Geographic coordinates46°07′26″N 9°19′54″E / 46.123755°N 9.331581°E / 46.123755; 9.331581
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque

The Piona Priory or Piona Abbey,[1] is a religious complex on the Lecco bank of Lake Como in the territory of the comune of Colico, northern Italy.

The abbey is set at the top of a small peninsula, the Olgiasca, which – like a crooked finger – points into the lake, creating an inlet.

  1. ^ Observe Piona in Leonardo's Last Supper at the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy.