E: 29/02? Win a 5 night holiday for 2 at the 5* LUX* Le Morne in Mauritius

cornishpasty1

Enter this month's Where Are You? competition and you could win a five-night holiday for two at the five-star LUX* Le Morne in Mauritius, courtesy of LUX* Island Resorts. The prize, worth more than £4,000, includes half-board accommodation in a Superior Room, return flights from Heathrow with Air Mauritius (www.airmauritius.com) and hotel transfers. The holiday is subject to availability and must be taken by 30 December 2012. All school holidays are excluded. For further information, call LUX* Island Resorts on 020 7348 4880 or visit www.luxislandresorts.com

To enter this competition, you'll need to turn to page 128 of the February 2012 issue of Cond! Nast Traveller magazine, and identify the church in the picture.

Clue: If the trek up the steep and narrow path to this tiny church doesn't make you catch your breath, then the views once you have reached it surely will - provided you get a clear day, that is. It's no wonder the area moved a 19th-century American poet to ponder: 'Is there a land of such supreme and perfect beauty anywhere?' Heavenly vistas aside, it seems there is a strange logic to the church's perch 475 metres above a lake that has made headlines in recent decades thanks to film stars and fashion designers.

The chapel was built in the 16th century to house a wooden statue of the Madonna and Child. Legend has it that the figure was found in a cave in the mountains by a shepherdess. It had been hidden there a century before by an inhabitant of a town on the western side of the lake when the hamlet was destroyed by a league of Swiss invaders. Once discovered, the statue was brought down to the parish church, but it mysteriously disappeared and was later found on the slopes. Villagers took this as a sign that the Virgin Mary wished to be worshipped on the mountain. First a shrine was built, then the church. But it's not the only religious building to be seen on your hike. Further down the path, there is a chapel dedicated to Saint Charles and others containing mosaics depicting the mysteries of the rosary.

To enter, identify the church described by the text and shown in the picture. Correct answers will be placed in a random prize-draw. For competition rules, please see terms and conditions.

To enter, identify the church in the picture on pages 128-129 of the February 2012 issue of Cond! Nast Traveller magazine.

Answer - San Martino (thanks Bonnie151 and amsquared)

http://www.cntraveller.com/news/competitions/where-are-you-february-2012

Good luck everyone guessedenddate

cornishpasty1

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Bonnie151

I don't have the magazine but am willing to bet it's San Martino overlooking Lake Como.

American poet quote is by Longfellow: http://www.griante.com/

Details of church (475 metres above lake, story of the Madonna etc): http://www.hotelsmenaggiolagocomo.it/modulo_itineraries/258_San_Martino.htm?st=mp&t=1308543247

amsquared

I had a quick look at the magazine but couldn't photograph the page cos a security guard was loitering close by.

Yes I agree with Bonnie151 - LINK

The S. Martino church was built in the XVI century to house the wooden statue of the 14th century representing the Madonna with Child. The legend tells that the statue was found in the 16th century by a shepherd girl in a cave in the mountains where it was put a century before by an inhabitant of Menaggio when the town was destroyed by the Grigioni. The statue was brought down to the parish church where it miraculously disappeared and was found again on the Sasso di S. Martino. This was interpreted as the desire of Maria to be venerated on the mountain. First a small shrine was built and then the church.