Chapel of Barolo, Chapel in La Morra, Italy
The chapel of Barolo is a small stone chapel set among the vineyards of La Morra, in the Langhe hills of Piedmont, Italy. It has a modest bell tower, and its exterior walls are covered in bright geometric shapes painted by the American artist Sol LeWitt.
The chapel was built in 1914 as a shelter and prayer spot for vineyard workers during storms or at harvest time. The Ceretto family, local wine producers, bought the building along with surrounding vineyards in the 1970s and restored it in the late 1990s as an art project.
The chapel is officially named Madonna delle Grazie but is widely known as the Cappella del Barolo. Visitors today experience two very different artistic voices: Sol LeWitt's geometric shapes on the exterior and David Tremlett's warm earth tones covering every interior wall, including the ceiling.
The chapel sits along a path through the vineyards outside La Morra and is best reached on foot from the town. The interior is currently closed for works and is expected to reopen in autumn 2026, but the exterior can be seen from the path at any time.
Sol LeWitt's exterior painting follows strict geometric rules, even though it looks random from a distance. Before the restoration, the building was used to store farm tools and had never been consecrated as a church for ceremonies.
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