Hermitage of Sant'Antonio del Mesco, Romanesque hermitage in Levanto, Italy.

The hermitage of Sant'Antonio del Mesco stands at 311 metres on the wooded path toward Punta Mesco, on Levanto's territory at the edge of Monterosso al Mare. Of the church, faced in Gothic stonework, remain the apse, parts of the vault and the perimeter wall; of the adjoining hermit's house only scattered ruins survive.

Stone construction began in the 11th century with the hermitage first documented in 1380 as an established religious site. The 15th century saw further building work that shaped the complex into its current form.

The 15th-century statue of Saint Anthony Abbot that stood here is now kept in the Oratory of Death and Prayer in Monterosso al Mare's historic centre. The hermits left in 1610 for the Augustinian monastery in Levanto, today housing municipal rooms and a youth hostel.

The hermitage sits along a forested trail leading to Punta Mesco, positioned at the boundary between Levanto and Monterosso al Mare municipalities. Visitors should prepare for a steep uphill walk with uneven terrain, so sturdy hiking shoes are recommended.

The 15th-century wooden statue of Saint Anthony Abbot that once stood here is now kept in the Oratory of Death and Prayer in Monterosso al Mare's historic centre, not at the ruins. The complex was abandoned in 1610, when the religious moved to the Augustinian monastery in Levanto, today housing municipal spaces and a youth hostel.