• Unesco Sites
    • Religious Tourism

Sacri Monti in Piedmont and Lombardy

Timbre Siti Unesco Here you can stamp
your passport
SITI UNESCO #inLombardia
Where
Via dell'Assunzione, 21, Santa Maria del Monte, (Varese)
Contacts
+39 0332 229223
Official site
Infopoint
Infopoint Varese
Via Luigi Sacco, 11, Varese
+39 0332 281913

The Sacri Monti in Piedmont and Lombardy brings a legacy shared by two regions that guard a series of trails full of history, art and inspiring landscapes.  

       

There is a total of nine praying roads known as the Sacred Mountains or Sacri Monti. This land provides numerous religious itineraries, two of which are part of the Unesco World Heritage Sites list in 2003. 

It is a succession of chapels built between the XVIth and XVIIth centuries that guide the faithful along both a real and symbolic road in the middle of a landscape that encourages introspection. Each path is divided in 15 stages dedicated to explore various aspects of christian faith.

We would like to mention the value of its architectural structures in our Region and Piedmont, the artistic treasures they harbor and the spectacular backdrop of the western Alps that encircle them in.

The trail that reaches to the Sacro Monte of Varese starts in the district of Sant'Ambrogio to a splendid sight of the zone's plains and lakes, while the one in Ossuccio stands on a slope towering over town, with a wide view of Lake Como and the Comacina Island.

Whether you schoose to go to Piedmont or the Lombard territories, try to visit these Unesco Sites, devotional paths that will astonish you.

Take me here: Sacri Monti in Piedmont and Lombardy

Places

Sacro Monte Varese

  • Religious Tourism
Sacro Monte Varese
35 mt

Museo Baroffio e del Santuario del Sacro Monte sopra Varese | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Art & Culture
Museo Baroffio e del Santuario del Sacro Monte sopra Varese | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
82 mt

Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Art & Culture
Casa museo Pogliaghi
106 mt

Chapel Fourteen - The Assumption of Mary

  • Art & Culture
Chapel Fourteen - The Assumption of Mary
1.14 km

Chapel Thirteen - The Descent of the Holy Spirit

  • Art & Culture
Chapel Thirteen - The Descent of the Holy Spirit
1.14 km

Chapel 12: the Ascension of Christ

  • Art & Culture
Chapel 12: the Ascension of Christ
1.14 km

Chapel Eleven - The Resurrection

  • Art & Culture
Chapel Eleven - The Resurrection
1.14 km

Chapel Ten - The Crucifixion

The Chapel of the Crucifixion, a masterpiece of art and faith on the Sacro Monte di Varese.
  • Art & Culture
Chapel Ten - The Crucifixion
1.14 km

Chapel Nine - Jesus Climbs the Calvary

  • Art & Culture
 Chapel Nine - Jesus Climbs the Calvary
1.14 km

Chapel Eight - The Crowning with the Thorns

  • Art & Culture
 Chapel Eight - The Crowning with the Thorns
1.14 km

Chapel Seven - The Scourging at the Pillar

  • Art & Culture
Chapel Seven - The Scourging at the Pillar
1.14 km

Chapel Six - Jesus Praying in the Garden

  • Art & Culture
Chapel Six - Jesus Praying in the Garden
1.14 km

Chapel Five – The Finding of Jesus in the Temple

  • Art & Culture
Chapel Five  – The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
1.14 km

Chapel Four – Presentation at the Temple

  • Art & Culture
 Chapel Four – Presentation at the Temple
1.14 km

Chapel Three - Nativity

The Third Chapel of the Sacro Monte di Varese: the grandeur of the Nativity and the 20th-century restoration.
  • Art & Culture
Chapel Three  - Nativity
1.14 km

Chapel Two - Visitation

The Visitation to Saint Elizabeth in the Second Chapel of the Sacro Monte di Varese: a meeting of two mothers.
  • Art & Culture
Chapel Two - Visitation
1.14 km

Chapel One - Annunciation

The Annunciation to Mary, the simple beauty of the First Chapel of the Sacro Monte di Varese.
  • Art & Culture
Chapel One - Annunciation
1.14 km

Villa e Parco Toeplitz

  • Art & Culture
Villa e Parco Toeplitz
2.11 km

Castiglioni Museum

Un affascinante viaggio tra archeologia e etnologia, tra deserto e savana, tra mito e realtà
  • Art & Culture
Castiglioni Museum
2.36 km

From Varese to Campo dei Fiori

Segregated bike lanes, fishing villages and historic parks. On the roads of a memorable edition of the Road World Cycling Championships
  • Cycle Tourism
The Basilica of San Vittore in Varese
2.44 km

Events

The Gran Fondo Tre Valli Varesine On Road Competition

Varese
05/10/2024 - 06/10/2024
  • Cycle Tourism
The Gran Fondo Tre Valli Varesine On Road Competition
4.74 km

THE FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG ROWERS

Lago di Varese
Schiranna (VA)
05/07/2024 - 07/07/2024
  • Lakes
THE FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG ROWERS
6.34 km

Where to sleep

HOTEL AL BORDUCAN

Varese
HOTEL AL BORDUCAN
111 mt

ALBERGO SACROMONTE

Varese
ALBERGO SACROMONTE
148 mt

IL PARCO E GLI AFFRESCHI

Varese
IL PARCO E GLI AFFRESCHI
168 mt

ALBERGO COLONNE

Varese
ALBERGO COLONNE
205 mt

VILLA KAIROS

Varese
VILLA KAIROS
733 mt

CAV Daniele Varese

VARESE
CAV Daniele Varese
1.1 km

IL CORTILE FIORITO

Varese
IL CORTILE FIORITO
1.68 km

Loc. Tur. Casetta Camilla

VARESE
Loc. Tur. Casetta Camilla
1.75 km

Casa Vacanza Via Virgilio

VARESE
Casa Vacanza Via Virgilio
1.89 km

B&B VILLA GIULI

Varese
B&B VILLA GIULI
2.3 km

Kibilù Via Oriani

VARESE
Kibilù Via Oriani
2.37 km

Loc. Tur. Macchi

VARESE
Loc. Tur. Macchi
2.4 km

CASTELLI

VARESE
CASTELLI
2.42 km

PETITHOME IN VARESE

Varese
PETITHOME IN VARESE
2.44 km

LOCANDA VECCHIA OSTERIA

Varese
LOCANDA VECCHIA OSTERIA
2.61 km

Loc. Tur. Celia Varese

VARESE
Loc. Tur. Celia Varese
2.66 km

Villa Cambiaghi

VARESE
Villa Cambiaghi
2.67 km

CA' DEI SANTI

VARESE
CA' DEI SANTI
2.79 km

B&B LE ORTENSIE

Varese
B&B LE ORTENSIE
2.97 km

KIBILU' RESIDENZA PANORAMA

Varese
KIBILU' RESIDENZA PANORAMA
3.1 km