Santa Maria Assunta church, Baroque parish church in Solarolo, Manerba del Garda, Italy

Santa Maria Assunta is the parish church of Solarolo, the main hamlet of Manerba del Garda, in the diocese of Verona. Its south-facing baroque facade has two orders: below, four Corinthian half-columns and a portal with a curved tympanum; above, volutes, two pairs of half-columns and a central window. A dentilled triangular tympanum crowned by four statues tops it. Inside is a single barrel-vaulted nave with ribbing, a transept and six side chapels, ending in a raised presbytery and a semi-elliptical apse.

Construction of this church began in 1746 under architect Antonio Spazzi and was completed in 1757. The building was created during a period of significant church development as a religious center for the expanding community.

The church is also known as the "duomo" of Solarolo, the main hamlet of the scattered municipality of Manerba del Garda. Its interior was frescoed in 1880 in neo-baroque style by Giovanni Verenini, a painter from Salò. The altars along the nave and transept are dedicated to saints including Anthony of Padua, the Virgin of the Rosary, Angela Merici, Aloysius Gonzaga and Joseph.

The church is located in an easily accessible area of town and can be reached on foot. Visitors should wear modest clothing and check opening times, which are typically linked to religious services.

The 1880 neobaroque frescoes covering the nave vault are by Giovanni Verenini, a painter from Salò. Since the 2004 Salò earthquake, a protective net has covered the whole vault and was still in place in 2021, so the paintings are seen through the mesh.