Trust me, this one will have even the most over-churched tourist agape with amazement. For the panelling on the walls of the choir and sacristy are some of the finest examples of intarsio (wood marquetry) in the world. Different types of wood were set in by Fra Giovanni da Verona. He took over a quarter of a century to complete these excruiciatingly detailed masterpieces. At first glace you will think they are paintings, but everything is inlay.

Other rooms of intarsio were made for the Dukes of Urbino and Gubbio (the latter now on display at the MMA in New York.) But these were the original pieces that served as inspiration for the later works.

Also of note in the church are the high water marks from past floods of the Adige. To think that these works of art were nearly submerged under water!