The main event is a giant grotto—basically a cave for the Virgin Mary. But it’s covered in thousands of shiny stones, broken tiles, and seashells. It looks like someone raided a craft store, a beach, and a grandma’s china cabinet, then glued it all together with cement. It’s glorious.
Think of it as the world’s most committed DIY project. You know that friend who repainted their kitchen seven times? The guy who built this, Father Philip Wagner, did that with concrete and glass for 30 years. My lopsided birdhouse suddenly feels like a shameful failure.
You walk up these winding paths, and every few feet there’s a tiny shrine. One has a statue of a saint. Another looks like a mailbox for angels. Honestly, it’s like walking through a very holy, very cluttered antique shop. I expected a price tag on a broken cherub.
