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Sacro Monte di Ossuccio

One of the nine pre-alpine Sacred Mountains, UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a privileged place for reflection and spirituality

Where
Via Santuario, 22016 Tremezzina – Frazione Ossuccio (CO)
Contacts
+39 0344 55211
Official site

The Santuario della Madonna del Soccorso and the chapels of the Sacro Monte occupy an enchanting, panoramic position overlooking the village of Ossuccio, on the western bank of Lake Como.

The architectural complex of the Sacro Monte di Ossuccio, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is situated in Garzola and comprises 14 chapels, the Church and the portico opposite, the Cappella della Beata Vergine del Soccorso and the Bell tower.

The chapels are located along Viale del Santuario which leads from Garzola to the Santuario. The construction of the complex dates back to between the 16th and 18th centuries.

Popular tradition links the origins of devotion to the Madonna at the site to an ancient statue and painting of Mary. The white marble statue, which was probably hidden at the site in times of battles and invasions, was discovered by a deaf and mute child who was then miraculously cured; the statue is now located in a votive chapel attached to the Santuario.

The painting – which depicts the Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus and Saint Euphemia, the patron saint of the nearby parish of Isola – dates back to 1501 and is displayed above one of the side altars in the Santuario. As visitors climb the long road to the Santuario del Soccorso, they pass the chapels – which represent the Mysteries of the Rosary – and have the chance to discover the key phases in Christian life, in representation of the journey towards the house of the Holy Father.

Experiencing the effort of walking, before stopping to contemplate and meditate, offers visitors the chance to see their own lives reflected in that of Christ, guided by the hand of his mother Mary.

The Sacro Monte della Beata Vergine del Soccorso di Ossuccio was in 2003 named a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with a series of Sacri Monti in Piedmont and Lombardy.

The Santuario is located in the municipality of Tremezzina on the western bank of Lake Como, 25 kilometres from the town of Como itself. It is situated on the slope of the mountain at 400 metres above sea level, overlooking the villages of Ossuccio and Lenno and facing Isola Comacina.

The Santuario, which is completely isolated, is surrounded by fields, olive groves and wooded areas. Its position on a small hill means visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the central part of the lake.

The only way to reach the Santuario is on foot, along the road lined with chapels. Elderly, sick or disabled people may be transported from the fourth chapel to the Santuario by car on request, but numbers are limited.

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Places

Village of ossuccio

On the shores of Lake Como, where its pastel houses are reflected on the water, is known for its UNESCO heritage: the Sacro Monte
  • Villages
Village of Ossuccio
470 mt

Belfry of Santa Maria Maddalena

  • Art & Culture
(Ph: I Mille)
737 mt

Comacina island antiquarium museum

  • Art & Culture
Comacina Island Antiquarium Museum
865 mt

Complex of saints faustino and giovita

  • Religious Tourism
Complex of Saints Faustino and Giovita
1.11 km

Comacina Island and the Antiquarium Museum

  • Art & Culture
isola comacina lake como
1.17 km

Villa del Balbianello

The Villa del Balbianello, in the province of Como, looks like a real jewel, known for the magnificence of the structure
  • Lakes
Villa del Balbianello
2.21 km

The Magnolia of Azzano

A huge bell of leaves and flowers is the undisputed star of a village suspended between lake and mountain.
  • Active & Green
The Magnolia of Azzano
2.41 km

Museo di ceramiche antiche Giuseppe Gianetti

  • Art & Culture
Museo Giuseppe Gianetti
3.56 km

Botanical park of villa carlotta

  • Active & Green
Botanical Park of Villa Carlotta
4 km

Tremezzina

It's a village-garden on Lake Como: let yourself be enchanted by the beauty of the villas and parks, with their colours and perfumes.
  • Villages
Vista di Tremezzina (CO)
4.13 km

Villa Carlotta

Villa Carlotta, located on the shores of Lake Como near the village of Tremezzo, is a triumph of natural and architectural beauty.
  • Art & Culture
Villa Carlotta, Lago di Como
4.32 km

The Plane Trees of Villa Carlotta

  • Lakes
The Plane Trees of Villa Carlotta
4.32 km

Trip with views over Lake Como

  • Active & Green
Ph: I Mille
4.35 km

Argegno

A village of Roman origins that, since ancient times, has been a fortified center inserted in a vast defensive system
  • Villages
Village of Argegno
5.11 km

5 Thing-To-Do in Bellagio

The Pearl of Lake Como is a beauty to discover in every season
  • Lakes
bellagio vista inverno lake como
5.45 km

Museum of navigation instruments

  • Art & Culture
Museum of Navigation Instruments
5.48 km

The Villa Melzi d’Eril Gardens

In Bellagio, the gardens of Villa Melzi which stretch foralmost a kilometre along the Lake Como, attract thousands of visitors each year
  • Art & Culture
@inlombardia - Villa Melzi D'Eril, Bellagio
5.87 km

La Crocetta

The trenches of the Linea Cadorna
  • Art & Culture
View from the Crocetta
6.01 km

Menaggio e Cadenabbia Golf Club

  • Golf
Menaggio Cadenabbia Golf Club, Grandola e Uniti (CO)
6.05 km

Bellagio

Villas, parks, a romantic lakefront and a maritime history museum. Bellagio is one of the most famous places on Lake Como
  • Villages
Bellagio,Como Lake
6.33 km

Events

Sagra di San Giovanni

Piazza di San Giovanni
Piazza San Giovanni Battista 22021 Bellagio (CO)
21/06/2025 - 22/06/2025
Sagra di San Giovanni
5.24 km

Bellagio in Musica

Piazza Mazzini
Piazza Mazzini, 22021, Bellagio (CO)
27/06/2025
  • Music and show
Bellagio in Musica
6.58 km

Festival di Bellagio e del Lago di Como

Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni
Via Teresio Olivelli 1, Bellagio (CO)
20/06/2025
  • Music and show
Festival di Bellagio e del Lago di Como
6.63 km

Omaggio a Ornella Vanoni... in Jazz

Piazza San Giorgio, Varenna, 23829
12/07/2025
  • Music and show
Omaggio a Ornella Vanoni... in Jazz
9.07 km

Aspettando Ferragosto

Piazza San Giorgio, Varenna, 23829
14/07/2025
  • Music and show
Aspettando Ferragosto
9.07 km

Abba Fever

Piazza San Giorgio, Varenna, 23829
18/07/2025
  • Music and show
Abba Fever
9.07 km

Concerto da camera IV

Chiesa di San Giorgio
Varenna, piazza San Giorgio, 23829
20/07/2025
  • Music and show
Concerto da camera IV
9.07 km

Stefano di Battista, Jazz Quartet

Piazza San Giorgio, Varenna, 23829
25/07/2025
  • Music and show
Stefano di Battista, Jazz Quartet
9.07 km

Cinatra. La strada delle stelle

Piazza San Giorgio, Varenna, 23829
30/07/2025
  • Music and show
Cinatra. La strada delle stelle
9.07 km

O.I.& B., Zucchero Tribute Band

Piazza San Giorgio, Varenna, 23829
02/08/2025
  • Music and show
O.I.& B., Zucchero Tribute Band
9.07 km

Gran Galà Lirico Sinfonico

Piazza San Giorgio, Varenna, 23829
11/08/2025
  • Music and show
Gran Galà Lirico Sinfonico
9.07 km

Mercury Legacy

Piazza San Giorgio, Varenna, 23829
29/08/2025
  • Music and show
Mercury Legacy
9.07 km

Oscar Movie Ensemble

Chiesa di Santa Marta
Contrada della Filanda, 25, Varenna, 23829
06/08/2025
  • Music and show
Oscar Movie Ensemble
9.14 km

Milano Virtuosa

Chiesa di Santa Marta
Contrada della Filanda, 25, Varenna, 23829
07/08/2025
  • Music and show
Milano Virtuosa
9.14 km

Luca Stocco e Elena Piva

Chiesa di Santa Marta
Contrada della Filanda, 25, Varenna, 23829
08/08/2025
  • Music and show
Luca Stocco e Elena Piva
9.14 km

Sea Quartet

Chiesa di Santa Marta
Contrada della Filanda, 25, Varenna, 23829
27/09/2025
  • Music and show
Sea Quartet
9.14 km

Antonella Baldantoni e Vito Clemente

Villa Cipressi
Via 4 Novembre, 22, Varenna, 23829
27/06/2025
  • Music and show
Antonella Baldantoni e Vito Clemente
9.14 km

Uto Ughi e Bruno Canino

Villa Cipressi
Via 4 Novembre, 22, Varenna, 23829
06/07/2025
  • Music and show
Uto Ughi e Bruno Canino
9.14 km

Cuartet Ellington: The Duke

Villa Cipressi
Via 4 Novembre, 22, Varenna, 23829
05/08/2025
  • Music and show
Cuartet Ellington: The Duke
9.14 km

Ken Scott: moda e fiori a Villa Monastero

Villa Monastero
Viale Polvani, 4, Varenna, 23829
20/06/2025 - 10/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Ken Scott: moda e fiori a Villa Monastero
9.2 km

Activities

VILLA DEL BALBIANELLO AND SACRO MONTE IN OSSUCCIO along the Greenway

  • Active & Green
VILLA DEL BALBIANELLO AND SACRO MONTE IN OSSUCCIO along the Greenway
2.2 km

Table Reservation - Lake Fish Tasting menu

Table Reservation - Lake Fish Tasting menu
5.25 km

Nenè Cooking Experience

  • Lakes
Nenè Cooking Experience
5.3 km

E-bike tours

  • Lakes
E-bike tours
5.85 km

Hike Tours

  • Lakes
Hike Tours
5.85 km

Group (bike) tours

  • Lakes
Group (bike) tours
5.85 km

Cooking Class - Shared

  • Lakes
Cooking Class - Shared
5.86 km

E-bike Tour with Lunch in Valsolda, Lake Lugano

  • Cycle Tourism
E-bike Tour with Lunch in Valsolda, Lake Lugano
6.37 km

Tour Menaggio's Most Magical Lake Views in E-bike

  • Cycle Tourism
Tour Menaggio's Most Magical Lake Views in E-bike
6.37 km

E-bike Tour of Three Lakes and Idyllic Mountain Life

  • Cycle Tourism
E-bike Tour of Three Lakes and Idyllic Mountain Life
6.37 km

E-bike Classic Lake Como Villages with a Local Touch

  • Cycle Tourism
E-bike Classic Lake Como Villages with a Local Touch
6.37 km

Family & Leisure Tour: Beyond Bellagio by E-bike

  • Lakes
Family & Leisure Tour: Beyond Bellagio by E-bike
6.49 km

Ghisallo E-Xperience

  • Lakes
Ghisallo E-Xperience
6.49 km

Wild Ebike Tour

  • Lakes
Wild Ebike Tour
6.49 km

Onno & Ghisallino

  • Lakes
Onno & Ghisallino
6.49 km

E-bike tasting tour

  • Lakes
E-bike tasting tour
6.49 km

Bellagio, the pearl of lake Como

  • Lakes
Bellagio, the pearl of lake Como
6.5 km

Luxury car transfer from Milan Linate airport to Bellagio.

  • Lakes
Luxury car transfer from Milan Linate airport to Bellagio.
6.56 km

Luxury car Transfer from Milan to Bellagio lake Como.

  • Lakes
 Luxury car Transfer from Milan to Bellagio lake Como.
6.56 km

Luxury car transfer from Milanto Bellagio Lake Como.

  • Lakes
Luxury car transfer from Milanto Bellagio Lake Como.
6.56 km

Where to sleep

LOCANDA GARZOLA

Tremezzina
LOCANDA GARZOLA
413 mt

B & B GARZOLA

Tremezzina
B & B  GARZOLA
413 mt

TERRAZZA SUL LAGO di Bariani Piergiorgio (sub 0)

TREMEZZINA
TERRAZZA SUL LAGO di Bariani Piergiorgio (sub 0)
495 mt

APARTMENT SANT'AGATA - TREMEZZINA DI SMIRNOVA OLGA

TREMEZZINA
APARTMENT SANT'AGATA - TREMEZZINA DI SMIRNOVA OLGA
518 mt

CORTEN HOME DI NICOLETTA SILVA

Tremezzina
CORTEN HOME DI NICOLETTA SILVA
518 mt

APPARTAMENTO MORGANTI - LA CA' DI MAU

Tremezzina
APPARTAMENTO MORGANTI - LA CA' DI MAU
518 mt

APPARTAMENTO VALDE' WALTER - VILLA LERA

Tremezzina
APPARTAMENTO VALDE' WALTER  - VILLA LERA
591 mt

APPARTAMENTO BANFI DI BANFI MARCO (707)

TREMEZZINA
APPARTAMENTO BANFI DI BANFI MARCO (707)
636 mt

PIANELLO BELLAVISTA di Riddell Jane (2)

Pianello del Lario
PIANELLO BELLAVISTA di Riddell Jane (2)
641 mt

APPARTAMENTO BALDO DI BALDO LUIGI (sub 16)

TREMEZZINA
APPARTAMENTO BALDO DI BALDO LUIGI (sub 16)
643 mt

VILLA RIVA DI LENNO DI SCI DELL'ALMA (701)

TREMEZZINA
VILLA RIVA DI LENNO DI SCI DELL'ALMA (701)
648 mt

IL FAGGIO DI DE CAPITANI LAURA

TREMEZZINA
IL FAGGIO DI DE CAPITANI LAURA
648 mt

APPARTAMENTO MAGNOLIA (sub 701) DI BORDOLI ALFIERI

TREMEZZINA
APPARTAMENTO MAGNOLIA (sub 701) DI BORDOLI ALFIERI
648 mt

CASA DEL GIARDINIERE DI BARBARA BIANCHI

Tremezzina
CASA DEL GIARDINIERE DI BARBARA BIANCHI
648 mt

OSSUCCIO B di Schneider Andreas (701)

TREMEZZINA
OSSUCCIO B di Schneider Andreas (701)
653 mt

VILLA BERTONI TERRAZZO DI LELE LAURA ROSE (705)

TREMEZZINA
VILLA BERTONI TERRAZZO DI LELE LAURA ROSE (705)
659 mt

VILLA LINA di Alessandro Sperone Foà (0)

Tremezzina
VILLA LINA di Alessandro Sperone Foà (0)
659 mt

CASA ANTONIA LENNO DI 365 PROPERTY SERVICES S.A.S. DI VERWEIJ C. J. (13_5134_5)

TREMEZZINA
CASA ANTONIA LENNO DI 365 PROPERTY SERVICES S.A.S. DI VERWEIJ C. J. (13_5134_5)
669 mt

C.A.V. VILLA SOLA CABIATI / META SPA

Tremezzina
C.A.V. VILLA SOLA CABIATI / META SPA
677 mt

LENNO VILLA PANORAMICA

TREMEZZINA
LENNO VILLA PANORAMICA
686 mt