Churches and sanctuaries · Novella · Val di Non
Eremo di San Gallo
The remains of the hermitage under an overhanging rock above Lake Santa Giustina, just below Cagnò
From above
165 metres from here
The remains of the hermitage of San Gallo lie under a large natural rock overhang on the steep shore above Lake Santa Giustina, just below Cagnò, in the municipality of Novella. It is the lesser-known and more ruined sibling of the hermitage of San Romedio, and the legend is similar: Gallo, an Irish monk of the 6th century, removed a thorn from a bear's paw and tamed it. It can be reached on foot from Cagnò along an easy path that runs beside the lake, an hour there and back with a height difference of ninety metres.
- Condition
- ruin, under an overhanging rock
- Municipality
- Novella (Cagnò)
- On foot
- one hour there and back from Cagnò