• Art & Culture
    • Religious Tourism

Convent of Fra' Cristoforo

Church of Saints Materno and Lucia, in Lecco’s district of Pescarenico

Where
Chiesa dei Santi Materno e Lucia
Piazza Padre Frà Cristoforo, Lecco

We reach Pescarenico, a district of Lecco clearly mentioned by Manzoni as the place where Renzo, Lucia and Agnese meet Fra' Cristoforo to plan their escape.

 

Located on the left bank of the Adda River and originally a fishing village, Pescarenico is now a very characteristic neighbourhood that has preserved its narrow streets and old houses interspersed with rustic courtyards. And here in Piazza Fra' Cristoforo we encounter the Church of Saints Materno and Lucia as well as the remains of the courtyard of the old convent where Manzoni's three fugitives stayed as described in the novel.

With a single rectangular nave, the church houses a valuable wooden high altar, with the special feature of nine glass boxes containing polychrome wax compositions that can be traced back to the Neapolitan culture of the late 17th century, depicting scenes from the lives of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi. Undeniably valuable is the magnificent altarpiece painted by Giovan Battista Crespi found inside.

As for the Manzonian aura, from this small neighbourhood it would be possible to see the landscape that inspired the famous “Farewell to the Mountains” uttered by a sad Lucia, fearful of never being able to see the places of her childhood again

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Places

Pescarenico district of Lecco

Manzoni mentioned the Pescarenico in his most famous work, The Betrothed, and thanks to the story this district has become famous
  • Art & Culture
Pescarenico district of Lecco
215 mt

Villa Manzoni

Today villa Manzoni (Lecco) houses both a museum, where visitors can admire manuscripts belonging to the writer, and an art gallery.
  • Art & Culture
@inlombardia
808 mt

Nostra Signora della Vittoria Sanctuary

  • Religious Tourism
Nostra Signora della Vittoria Sanctuary
914 mt

Cycling tourism on Lario

Three suggestions to wander around the lake
  • Active & Green
Cycling tourism on Lario
1.25 km

Archaeological Museum

  • Art & Culture
Archaeological Museum
1.57 km

Palazzo Belgiojoso

Natural sciences, archeology, history, astronomy. All in 4 museums, housed in the eighteenth-century Palazzo Belgiojoso of Lecco
  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Belgiojoso
1.59 km

Church of Don Abbondio

The sacred place where the undecided priest celebrated the wedding of Renzo and Lucia
  • Art & Culture
Chiesa Don Abbondio - Credits LeccoNews
1.85 km

The Home of Lucia

One of the presumed houses of the protagonist of The Betrothed, in the Lecco district of Acquate
  • Art & Culture
Casa Lucia - Credits LarioLakeComo_com
2 km

Monte Barro: nature and history

An excursion out of radar during your holiday on Lake Como
  • Parks
monte barro lago annone lecco
3.28 km

Castello dell'Innominato

In Vercurago, the places of Lucia and the Promessi Sposi
  • Villages
lecco città manzoniana
3.69 km

Castle of the Unnamed

Stronghold in the Lecco area with a Splendid view of Lake Garlate
  • Art & Culture
Rocca Vercurago - Credits comune.vercurago.lc.it
3.87 km

The free access beaches on the Eastern Branches on Lake Como

  • Lakes
spiaggia ramo lecco lago como
4.17 km

Abegg Silk Museum

From mulberry to silkworm and then the fine silk thread. Here you are Abegg Silk Museum in Garlate.
  • Art & Culture
Abegg Silk Museum
4.34 km

Il monte Resegone

The mountain Resegone with its unforgettable profile as a saw is silhouetted against Lecco and all Brianza.
  • Mountains
Il monte Resegone
5.55 km

Monastery of santa maria del lavello

  • Religious Tourism
Monastery of Santa Maria del Lavello
5.59 km

Lake Olginate

In the past there was a Roman bridge now there is the dike of Lake Lecco. Here you are Olginate.
  • Lakes
Lake Olginate
5.92 km

Lecco and the Resinelli Mines

Comune di Abbadia Lariana (LC)
  • Active & Green
@inlombardia
6.09 km

Basilica of San Pietro al Monte

Basilica of San Pietro al Monte: a walk to a treasure in the wood
  • Religious Tourism
san pietro al monte
6.32 km

Parco Minerario dei Piani Resinelli

  • Active & Green
Piani Resinelli
6.78 km

Lake Annone

  • Active & Green
Lake Annone
6.84 km

Events

Itlug Lecco 2025

Polo Territoriale di Lecco del Politecnico di Milano
Via Gaetano Previati, 1/c, Lecco
02/08/2025 - 03/08/2025
  • Lifestyle
Itlug Lecco 2025
492 mt

Sagra de Pescarenech - 39^ edizione

Oratorio del rione Pescarenico
Via Guado o Via Corso Carlo Alberto, 23900, Lecco, LC
03/07/2025 - 13/07/2025
  • Food & Wine
Sagra de Pescarenech - 39^ edizione
549 mt

Scenario Festival - 2^ edizione

Ex area La Piccola
Piazzale Cassin, 23900, Lecco, LC
11/07/2025 - 12/07/2025
  • Music and show
Scenario Festival - 2^ edizione
612 mt

Cristicchi live!

La Piccola
Piazza Cassin, Lecco, Lc, 23900
18/07/2025
Cristicchi live!
612 mt

Stage di arrampicata

Parcheggio Eurospin
Via Caduti Lecchesi a Fossoli, 23900, Lecco, LC
06/07/2025
  • Sport
Stage di arrampicata
645 mt

Via ferrata della Galleria Morcate

Parcheggio Eurospin
Via Caduti Lecchesi a Fossoli, 23900, Lecco, LC
12/07/2025
  • Sport
Via ferrata della Galleria Morcate
645 mt

Runvinata skyrace 2025

Oratorio San Luigi
Via Rivolta, 23900, Lecco, LC
06/09/2025
  • Sport
Runvinata skyrace 2025
782 mt

Lecco film fest

Lecco
Lecco, 23900
03/07/2025 - 06/07/2025
  • Music and show
Lecco film fest
856 mt

Lecco Jazz Festival

Lecco
22/07/2025 - 27/07/2025
  • Music and show
Adobestock@inlombardia
856 mt

Diamanti

Piazza Garibaldi
Piazza Garibaldi, 23900, Lecco, LC
08/07/2025
  • Art & Culture
Diamanti
1.17 km

La vita da grandi

Piazza Garibaldi
Piazza Garibaldi, 23900, Lecco, LC
14/07/2025
  • Art & Culture
La vita da grandi
1.17 km

Maria

Piazza Garibaldi
Piazza Garibaldi, 23900, Lecco, LC
21/07/2025
  • Art & Culture
Maria
1.17 km

Fabrizio Bosso

Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
22/07/2025
  • Music and show
Fabrizio Bosso
1.17 km

Eleonora Strino

Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
23/07/2025
  • Music and show
Eleonora Strino
1.17 km

Zelioli Big Band

Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
25/07/2025
  • Music and show
Zelioli Big Band
1.17 km

Funk off

Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
25/07/2025
  • Music and show
Funk off
1.17 km

Soul Circus + DJ Bob Vito

Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
26/07/2025
  • Music and show
Soul Circus + DJ Bob Vito
1.17 km

Mercato di Campagna amica

Piazza Garibaldi
Piazza Garibaldi, 23900, Lecco, LC
27/07/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercato di Campagna amica
1.17 km

Enrica Rava

Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
27/07/2025
  • Music and show
Enrica Rava
1.17 km

Mercato degli hobbisti

Piazza Garibaldi
Piazza Garibaldi, 23900, Lecco, LC
24/08/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercato degli hobbisti
1.17 km

Activities

Motorhome & campervan: sustainable rural tourism

  • Lifestyle
Motorhome & campervan: sustainable rural tourism
1.09 km

Vintage Fiat 500 Rental 4h-9h

  • Lifestyle
Vintage Fiat 500 Rental 4h-9h
1.43 km

Food & Wine Tour of Como and Lecco

  • Lakes
Food & Wine Tour of Como and Lecco
3.69 km

Food And Wine Tour between lake and vineyards

  • Lakes
Food And Wine Tour between lake and vineyards
3.69 km

Private Tour of Bellagio and Varenna

  • Lakes
Private Tour of Bellagio and Varenna
3.69 km

Tour of the most beautiful villas of Lake Como

  • Lakes
Tour of the most beautiful villas of Lake Como
3.69 km

Bernina Red Train Tour from Lake Como

  • Unesco Sites
Bernina Red Train Tour from Lake Como
3.69 km

Longboard advanced course

  • Active & Green
Longboard advanced course
5.81 km

In the footsteps of Leonardo walking along Lake Como

  • Leonardo
In the footsteps of Leonardo walking along Lake Como
7.49 km

Cook with us - Lake Como

  • Food & Wine
Cook with us - Lake Como
9.69 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: dairy laboratory for children and teenagers

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: dairy laboratory for children and teenagers
12.13 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Cooking Class Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Cooking Class Experience
12.13 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Blind Test Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Blind Test Experience
12.13 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Gourmet Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Gourmet Experience
12.13 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Classic Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Classic Experience
12.13 km

BIKE & WINE outdoor PIC-NIC

  • Cycle Tourism
BIKE & WINE outdoor PIC-NIC
12.13 km

BIKE & WINE Valsassina

  • Cycle Tourism
BIKE & WINE Valsassina
12.13 km

WEEKEND - TRAVERSATA DEL TRIANGOLO LARIANO - DA COMO A BELLAGIO

  • Active & Green
WEEKEND - TRAVERSATA DEL TRIANGOLO LARIANO - DA COMO A BELLAGIO
13.87 km

Vezio Castle and the Sentiero del Viandante Path: guided trek from Varenna to Bellano

  • Lakes
Vezio Castle and the Sentiero del Viandante Path: guided trek from Varenna to Bellano
14.2 km

Guided Trek to Monte San Primo The Peak of the Larian Triangle

  • Lakes
Guided Trek to Monte San Primo  The Peak of the Larian Triangle
14.2 km

Where to sleep

LT di Davide Casiraghi

LECCO
LT di Davide Casiraghi
116 mt

LT LA NASSA - AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT LA NASSA - AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
126 mt

LT HOUSE ON THE RIVER di Francesca Ripamonti

LECCO
LT HOUSE ON THE RIVER di Francesca Ripamonti
143 mt

HOTEL DON ABBONDIO

Lecco
HOTEL DON ABBONDIO
155 mt

LT RIVER APARTMENT di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT RIVER APARTMENT di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
174 mt

LT CASETTA DI LAURA - AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT CASETTA DI LAURA - AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
243 mt

LT MY AMAZING TIMES PESCARENICO di Claudio Goretti

LECCO
LT MY AMAZING TIMES PESCARENICO di Claudio Goretti
245 mt

LT APPARTAMENTO MANGO di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT APPARTAMENTO MANGO di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
286 mt

LT APPARTAMENTO LIME di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT APPARTAMENTO LIME di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
286 mt

LT APPARTAMENTO GIRASOLE di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT APPARTAMENTO GIRASOLE di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
286 mt

LT APPARTAMENTO PAPAVERO di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT APPARTAMENTO PAPAVERO di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
286 mt

CAV RODAN AMOREVOLI DIMORE

Lecco
CAV RODAN AMOREVOLI DIMORE
298 mt

B&B IL GIARDINO DELLE FATE

Lecco
B&B IL GIARDINO DELLE FATE
519 mt

LT APPARTAMENTO SILVIA di Silvia Annis

LECCO
LT APPARTAMENTO SILVIA di Silvia Annis
633 mt

NH PONTEVECCHIO

Lecco
NH PONTEVECCHIO
642 mt

CAV SWEET HOUSE AT THE OLD BRIDGE

LECCO
CAV SWEET HOUSE AT THE OLD BRIDGE
667 mt

LT di Rosanna Canali

LECCO
LT di Rosanna Canali
718 mt

TIVANO

Lecco
TIVANO
728 mt

LT CASA APPIANI - AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT CASA APPIANI  - AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
737 mt

CAV POLVARA 31 PRIMO PIANO

Lecco
CAV POLVARA 31 PRIMO PIANO
746 mt