Fontainemore

Fontainemore is a small village nestled amongst unspoilt woods, mountains and alpine pastures. The Church of Sant’Antonio Abate stands out against the landscape, adding a Gothic touch to the Mont Mars Nature Reserve, with its historic medieval bridge over the Lys stream; the area is dotted with frescoed chapels and traditional stone houses, precious testimonies to the craftsmanship of its historic bricklayers, the maçons, who for centuries migrated seasonally, taking their skills beyond the region’s borders. Among the town’s most deeply felt and long-standing traditions is the Procession of Oropa, an ancient pilgrimage that every five years brings the believers to the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna of Oropa, renewing a profound bond of faith, identity and collective memory.