Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella ( vec, Sant’Anbroxio) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the Italian region

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, located about west of

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and about northwest of

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. Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella borders the following municipalities: Cavaion Veronese,

Dolcè Dolcè is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northwest of Verona, in the Adige Valley. Main sights *Parish church of Volargne (13th century), with fresco ...

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, Pastrengo, Pescantina,

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, and

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. Sights include the Romanesque

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of San Giorgio, built in the 12th century over a Lombard (and perhaps pre-

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) religious place. The interior has a nave and two aisles, of the same height, divided by piers. Some of the latter are decorated by 14th-century paintings. The basements of the columns are re-used Roman altars. The church houses also 11th-century frescoes, including a ''Last Supper''; also notable is the ciborium, built during the reign of the Lombard king Liutprand (711-744). The bell tower and the cloister are also from the 12th century.

Twinning

Sant'Ambrogio is

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with: *

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Sant'Ambrogio di Torino Sant'Ambrogio di Torino ( pms, Sant Ambreus) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km west of Turin in the Susa Valley. Sant'Ambrogio di Torino borders the munic ...

, since 2004 *

Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone. Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano borders the following municipal ...

, since 2004 *

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References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub