San Giovanni Battista is one of the oldest churches on the Lario and is the mother church of Varenna.

The church of St. John the Baptist is a religious building, probably dating back to the 11th century, located in Varenna, in the province of Lecco, in the central Piazza San Giorgio, on the opposite side from the church of San Giorgio. According to some, it would have served in the past as the original seat of the parish of Varenna.