Mount Mesma (Monte Mesma), a hill that reaches 576 meters above sea level, is located in the territory of the Municipality of Ameno in the province of Novara

THE CONVENT

The construction of the convent and the church began in 1619, using the materials resulting from the demolition of an ancient castle located on the top of the hill.

You can visit the rooms only from 3pm to 5pm, you will not find a ticket office or a reception, but by pulling a cord attached to a bell, a friar will come to welcome you.

The complex of conventual buildings is grouped around the two cloisters. The first that we meet after entry was originally used to offer shelter to pilgrims and travelers, while at the center of the second we find the well, once the water reservoir of the convent. From this cloister you reach the “sala dello stufone”, a small room where there is a large stove made of black stone from Oira in 1727.

THE PANORAMIC POINT

The view of the square is beautiful, allows you to see Lake Orta and even Monte Rosa. At the center of the square, there is an ancient olive tree.

ROMANIAN BRIDGE

Another well-marked path (torrent path) allows you to follow the course of the Rio Membra and the Agogna torrent and follow a circular ring that runs along the sides of the hill of Monte Mesma. Of particular interest are the Romanesque bridge over the Membra stream and the remains of an eighteenth-century smithy forge along the Agogna valley.