Santuario di San Bernardino alle Ossa

About

A church adorned with human bones, a unique and somber sight.

Why go

• It's haunting, artistic, and unbelievably unexpected
• A unique and quite unforgettable experience
• A reminder of life, death, and eternity

Must try

• Chapel decorated with human bones and skulls
• Ossuary chapel with hundreds of human skulls and bones
• Walls decorated with patterns of real human bones and skulls
• Baroque frescoes by Sebastiano Ricci
• Chapel adorned with human bones and skulls arranged in intricate patterns

Pro tips

• Free entry
• Open Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat 09:30-18:00, Sun 09:30-12:00
• Located just minutes from the Duomo
• Allow 30 minutes
• The ossuary/bone chapel is closed on Sundays

Good to know

• The ossuary/bone chapel is closed on Sundays

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Rating

4.6 / 5 (3968 reviews)

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