What you'll hear inside Sanctuary of Our Lady of Reggio:

• 1
  Crypt with Remains of the Primitive Oratory

  The crypt of the Santuario di Nostra Signora di Reggio preserves the remains of an ancient oratory that predates the church built above it, likely before the 11th century.

• 2
  Black Virgin with the Christ Child

  The Black Madonna with the Christ Child is a canvas-on-wood painting that serves as the focal point of this sanctuary, locally known as 'la Africana'.

• 3
  Weeping Column

  The Column of Tears stands as a striking funerary monument on the esplanade surrounding the sanctuary, positioned on the slope that borders the piazzale alongside various burial plaques.

• 4
  Thousand-Year-Old Cypress (800 Years)

  Standing against the side of the sanctuary church in Vernazzo, this venerable cypress reaches 23 metres in height with a diameter of 4 metres.

• 5
  Forestry Convent (19th Century)

  The forestería-convento is a 19th-century hospice that forms part of the sanctuary complex, adjoining the other buildings on site.