Chiesa di S. Francesco

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Piazzale Boldini 25084 Gargnano, (BS)

+ 39 0365 791243

https://www.gardatourism.it/chiesa-di-san-francesco/

Getting there by public transport
Gargnano is connected to Brescia and other villages on Lake Garda by various bus lines of the Arriva company.  For information, please visit the Arriva website https://www.arriva.it 
For information on accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility, we suggest you contact Arriva in advance.

Gargnano can be reached by the ferries of the Gestione Navigazione Laghi company, which connects 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 more information, please visit:  http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/assistenza-disabili.aspx

Parking area
It is possible to park on the blue stripes along the road. At 30 meters from the church there is a parking space reserved for disabled pass holders. The road is paved in well-connected pavement, with slightly sloping stretches.

Entrance
The main entrance, placed on the façade, presents in succession: a threshold (3 cm high), a hinged door (80 cm wide), 2 internal steps (20 cm high each). The entrance on the left side of the church has 5 steps (20 cm high) and a hinged door (80 cm wide).

Getting around
The construction dates back to 1289 and it's a proof of the essential and poor style of the Franciscans. The external façade has a fourteenth-century statue of Sant'Antonio da Padova while the interior houses precious altarpieces by Andrea Bertanza and Andrea Celesti.

The building has a single nave, which can be visited without obstacles; it also has benches with kneelers (seat height: 45 cm). On the left and on the right side of the nave there are minor altars which can be reached by passing a step (20 cm high). To reach the altar, you must overcome 1 step (20 cm high).

The Cloister
Outside of the church, on the right side, there are 4 steps (20 cm high each) and a hinged door (70 cm wide) then you enter a beautiful cloister, part of the ancient Franciscan convent built in 1266. It is possible to cover all the perimeter: two isolated steps along the way can be overcome by two ramps.