BesidesthechurchofSt。MaryoftheSnowatCampra，therewasanotherwhichwasanexactcopyoftheSantaCasadiLoreto，andwheretherewasaremarkableechowhichwouldrepeatawordoftensyllableswhenthewindwasquiet。Thiswasexactlyonthesiteofthepresentsanctuary。ItseemedabetterplaceforthecontinuationofVelotti\'sworkthantheonehehadhimselfchosenforit，inasmuchasitwaswhereSignorMuratorisowellimpliesacentreofdevotionoughttobe，namely，in\"amilderclimate，andinaspotwhichoffersmoreresistancetotheinclemencyoftheweather，andisbetteradaptedtoattractandretaintheconcourseofthefaithful。\"
ThedesignofthepresentchurchwasmadebyanarchitectofthenameofArduzzi，intheyear1654，andthefirststonewaslaidin1659。In1687therightofliberatingabanditeveryyearhadbeenfoundtobeproductiveofsomuchmischiefthatitwasdiscontinued，andayearlycontributionoftwohundredlirewassubstituted。Thechurchwasnotcompleteduntilthesecondhalfofthelastcentury，whenthecupolawasfinishedmainlythroughtheenergyofapriest，CarloGiuseppeGastaldiofNetro。Thispoormancametohisendinarathersingularway。Hewasdozingforafewminutesuponascaffolding，andbeingawakenedbyasuddennoise，hestartedup，losthisbalance，andfelloverontothepavementbelow。Hediedafewdayslater，onthe17thofOctober，either1787or1778，Icannotdeterminewhich，throughamisprintinMuratori\'saccount。
Theworkwasnowvirtuallyfinished，andthebuildingsweremuchastheyareseennow，exceptthatathirdstoreywasaddedtothehospiceabouttheyear1840。Itisinthehospicethattheapartmentsareinwhichvisitorsarelodged。Iwasshownalloverthem，andfoundthemnotonlycomfortablebutluxurious——decidedlymoresothanthoseofOropa；therewasthesamecleanlinesseverywherewhichIhadnoticedintherestaurant。Asonestandsatthewindowsoronthebalconiesandlooksdownontothetopsofthechestnuts，andoverthesetotheplains，onefeelsalmostasifonecouldflyoutofthewindowlikeabird；fortheslopeofthehillsissorapidthatonehasasenseofbeingalreadysuspendedinmid-air。
IthoughtIobservedadesiretoattractEnglishvisitorsinthepictureswhichIsawinthebedrooms。Thustherewas\"AviewoftheblackleadmineinCumberland，\"acolouredEnglishprintoftheendofthelastcenturyorthebeginningofthis，after，Ithink，Loutherbourg，andinseveralroomstherewereEnglishengravingsafterMartin。TheEnglishwillnot，Ithink，regretiftheyyieldtotheseattractions。Theywillfindtheaircool，shadywalks，goodfood，andreasonableprices。Theirroomswillnotbechargedfor，buttheywilldowelltogivethesameastheywouldhavepaidatanhotel。Isawinoneroomoneofthoseflippant，frivolous，Lorenzode\'Medicimatch-boxesonwhichtherewasagaudily-
colourednymphinhigh-heeledbootsandtights，smokingacigarette。FeelingthatIwasinasanctuary，Iwasalittlesurprisedthatsuchamatchboxshouldhavebeentolerated。I