Almenno San Bartolomeo - San Tomè

It is proven, that a church existed here, before the Rotonda was erected in the early 12th century. This older, probably ruined building could have been originated in Lombard or Frankish times.

Some artefacts, seen here, are reused parts of that former building. The tympanum is one of them, so this carving is centuries older than the rotunda. In the center is a warrior /guard holding a spear.

A nunnery existed next to the church upto 1407, some of parts of the convent can still be seen.