Chiesa del Carmine
Via del Carmine 2 21016 Luino, (VA)
+ 39 0332 531524
Getting there by public transport
Luino has a railway station with connections to Gallarate, Milan and Novara. The station is about 300 m from the lakefront and 800 m from the old town. For information on the accessibility of the station, please visit this web site
The assistance service for passengers with reduced mobility is not available at the station.
Luino is connected to the neighbouring towns by various bus lines of the Autolinee Varesine company: http://www.ctpi.it/
For information on accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility, we suggest you contact Autolinee Varesine in advance.
Luino can be reached by the ferries of the Gestione Navigazione Laghi company, which connect the villages on the shore of the lake. For information, please visit: http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/
The service can welcome passengers with reduced mobility. For information, please visit: http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/assistenza-disabili.aspx
The church overlooks the lakeside promenade in Viale Dante, about 400 meters from the train station.
Parking area
It is possible to park in via del Carmine, a small street that runs along the church. Then you reach the Viale Dante lakefront and walk 30 meters on a flat sidewalk. To access the church square, you pass a step (10 cm high) and an inclined ramp (10 meters long, slope of 14%) paved in cobblestone. After 15 m paved in cobblestone, you reach the church entrance.
Entrance
The entrance presents in succession: a threshold (2 cm high); a double-leaf door (total width: 150 cm); a hinged door (80 cm wide).
Getting around
The church was consecrated in 1487. Worthy of note is the beautiful portal carved in red sandstone, protected by a small portico on columns added to the facade during the seventeenth century. The interior preserves valuable works of art of the 1600s.
The building has a single nave, which can be visited without obstacles; it also has benches with kneelers (seat height: 45 cm). The chapel on the right side and the one on the left side are preceded by a step (20 cm high). To reach the altar, you must overcome 1 step (15 cm high).