Evento - Sagra della ciliegia e visita guidata dei borghi di Bagnaria e San Ponzo

Il Comune di Bagnaria, da anni legato all'Associazione Nazionale Città delle Ciliegie , ha nella cerasicoltura una tradizione che si protrae da secoli e che ha reso il nome del Comune famoso anche in ambito extraprovinciale.

La manifestazione prevede, oltre al consueto mercato di prodotti tipici locali, anche la preparazione e distribuzione di Risotto con le ciliegie, accompagnato da vino rosato dell'Oltrepò Pavese in collaborazione con alcune Aziende Agricole del territorio e la Pro Loco Bagnaria.Nella giornata della Sagra le strutture ricettive del Comune di Bagnaria avranno nel menu portate a base di ciliegie.

Con questa manifestazione il Comune di Bagnaria intende valorizzare il territorio, ponendo in primo piano le eccellenze agroalimentari che lo contraddistinguono: ciliegie , riso e vino, rappresentanti dei diversi ambiti che compongono la Provincia di Pavia, rispettivamente Valle Staffora, Oltrepò Pavese, Lomellina/Pavese. 

The façade is characterized by a round  arch, which is partly walled and plastered while the rest is occupied by the rectangular portal in wood, divided into chiseled squares. Also on the façade, two single windows stretch into a round  arch with stone shelves. The roof is gabled. Right side: marked by four lancet windows that reflects the characteristics of those in front.  Leaning against the right side of the church is the sacristy. Left side: three other windows and the bell tower, also in stone. On the back of the church, the choir is visible, with three windows identical to previous ones.   The right side of the interior of the building has four pilasters at full-height.

Even the apse has two full-height pilasters. Between the third and the fourth pillar (one on the right and one on the left), there are two niches with round arch. Also on the right side, two steps give access to the sacristy; symmetrically on the left is the entrance to the tower. An altitude gap of three steps leads to the presbytery. The building dates back to 1946. The church is located at the foot of the road leading up to Livelli, in "Via Manzoni." Opposite the church, the school building in Ponte Crenna.

Pronaos:  It is supported by two square pillars of brick and plaster (with a quadrangular pedestal), forming round arches. The ceiling of the porch is made of a beautiful vaulted ceiling plastered and painted. The roof of the porch is covered with three layers of bricks. Facade: entrance portal arch, framed by two pilasters. Above the entrance, two single crescent-shaped symmetric. The façade of the church is flanked by two full-height pilasters terminating at the top in two capitals which support the frame of the roof (pitched roof). To the right and left of the entrance, there are two small rectangular windows with a railing. Adjacent to the pilaster on the left, stands the bell tower with a four-story stone and brick.

The floors of the tower are marked on both sides by narrow rectangular slits.  On the interior you can access the presbytery by overcoming a step. The conjunction between the nave and chancel is emphasized by two pillars against the walls and adjacent to two niches raised and placed at 45° to the visitor.  From these pillars stems a round arch. On the right and left of the altar, are two small rectangular windows.  Also on the left side we find the entrance to the sacristy, which is prior to the 18th century. At the entrance there is the road that leads to the subsequent suburbs. The rest of the building is surrounded by a cultivated field.  

Portico: has a balustrade of stone and plastered concrete that protects the entrance side and the right side.  It is supported by two pillars stone, square base and mortar recently restored, like the rest of the building. On top of the pillars rest the roof beams of three triangular flap.  The roof frame is made of wooden beams and joists. The floor of the porch is stone and mortar and has a trapezoidal shape.

Facade: it is characterized by the two slopes of the roof (gabled).  Leaning against the wall on the right is the vestry, and the front door is made of wood with two doors. Above the doorway is framed by concrete jambs and has a large wooden beam set among the stones.

To the left and right of the portal two small rectangular windows are protected by iron grating. The back of the building is used as a garden. The bell tower, made of brick and mortar, has a bell of modest size.

Interior: the access to the altar is through a step. The left wall has a rectangular window. It is believed that the building can be traced back to the tenth century. The building stands above the community, at the end of the paved road.

Porch: The porch is characterized by two slender columns topped by an abacus, which supports the architrave and pediment and has no decorations.  The roof is gabled and consists of wooden trusses and roof tiles.  The floor is concrete and the porch is bordered on the two sides (between the entrance and columns), by a low stone wall and brick walls.

Facade: the entrance is rectangular, with a wooden door with two doors. The apse, on the outside, does not have any opening. The oratory has two small rectangular windows (one per side).

Interior: The apse area is characterized by a small niche. This building dates back to the fifteenth century. The building is located at an altitude of 489 meters, from the hamlet, halfway between Livelli & Casa Massone.

It's surrounded by cultivated fields and can be reached by following a path used by agricultural vehicles.