Hike from Sanzeno to the Santuario di San Romedio

Today is a cloudy day in late May which is why we prefer not to undertake an alpine tour but a short hike along the cammino Jacopeo d'Anaunia at a lower altitude. We start from Sanzeno, where we visit the Basilica of the Holy Martyrs of the Val di Non. We cross the village centre and continue until the Museo Retico, where the path to the Santuario di San Romedio branches off.

The itinerary running along the steep rocky wall of the narrow valley was carved into the rocks. After a 45-minute walk, we reach the San Romedio sanctuary, the most interesting example of medieval and Renaissance Christian art in Trentino, which stands on a rock. It is composed of various churches and chapels, all connected by a steep staircase with 131 steps, leading up to the highest rooms. Each one tells a truly unique history and vouches for the spirituality of its patrons throughout the centuries. In the evocative Cappella Maggiore, we admire the relics of St Romedius, the Saint with the bear on a leash.

We return along the same path and stop to visit the Museo Retico, a museum dedicated to the history and life of the Rhaetians, a Celtic people who settled this area from Prehistoric to Pre-Roman times.

Date of the hike: 10 June 2012
Last updated in: 2026

Author: AT