• 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

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

Birrificio Angelo Poretti

  • Lifestyle
Birrificio Angelo Poretti
2.73 km

Golf Club Varese

Golf Club Varese offers incomparably beautiful views that embrace Monte Rosa, the Maggiore, Varese and Monate lakes.
  • Golf
Golf Club Varese, Luvinate (VA)
3.21 km

Castello Castiglioni Mantegazza

  • Art & Culture
Castello Castiglioni Mantegazza
3.42 km

Masnago Castle and Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Art & Culture
Masnago Castle and Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
3.5 km

Villa Torelli Mylius

  • Parks
Villa Torelli Mylius
4.44 km

Ville Ponti

An ancient residential complex owned by a Ponti’s family and now an efficient Congress Centre, property of Varese Chamber of Commerce.
  • Art & Culture
Ville Ponti
4.7 km

Panza Art Collection

  • Art & Culture
Panza Art Collection
4.7 km

Villa Menafoglio Litta Panza

Villa Menafolio Litta Panza (VA) is a Mecca for art lovers and tourist who come to visit the contemporary art exhibitions it hosts.
  • Art & Culture
Villa Menafoglio Litta Panza
4.74 km

Ancient mills and rural structures

  • Art & Culture
Ancient mills and rural structures
5 km

SHOPPING DISTRICT

  • Lifestyle
SHOPPING DISTRICT
5 km

Waterfalls | Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Active & Green
Cascate Varese
5 km

The Gardens of Palazzo Estense

  • Active & Green
The Gardens of Palazzo Estense
5.12 km

Palazzo Estense

  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Estense
5.15 km

Varese: the old town

  • Lifestyle
Varese: the old town
5.19 km

Events

The Gran Fondo Tre Valli Varesine On Road Competition

Varese
30/09/2023 - 01/10/2023
  • Cycle Tourism
The Gran Fondo Tre Valli Varesine On Road Competition
4.74 km

Rowing: International Para-Rowing Regatta

Lido di Gavirate, Varese
09/06/2023 - 11/06/2023
  • Active & Green
Rowing: International Para-Rowing Regatta
6.49 km

Italian Open Water Tour: Monate

Via Binda, 2, Monate (VA)
25/06/2023
  • Active & Green
Italian Open Water Tour: Monate
11.22 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

LOCAZIONE QUIRICI

Varese
LOCAZIONE QUIRICI
1.24 km

C.A.V BILO

Varese
C.A.V BILO
1.89 km

B&B VILLA ADRIANA

VARESE
B&B VILLA ADRIANA
2.03 km

B&B VILLA GIULI

Varese
B&B VILLA GIULI
2.3 km

PETITHOME IN VARESE

Varese
PETITHOME IN VARESE
2.44 km

LOCANDA VECCHIA OSTERIA

Varese
LOCANDA VECCHIA OSTERIA
2.61 km

B&B LE ORTENSIE

Varese
B&B LE ORTENSIE
2.97 km

KIBILU' RESIDENZA PANORAMA

Varese
KIBILU' RESIDENZA PANORAMA
3.1 km

CASCINA CONTI - MELO

Induno Olona
CASCINA CONTI - MELO
3.17 km

CASCINE CONTI

Induno Olona
CASCINE CONTI
3.17 km

CASCINA CONTI - GELSO

Induno Olona
CASCINA CONTI - GELSO
3.17 km

CASCINA CONTI - MELOGRANO

Induno Olona
CASCINA CONTI - MELOGRANO
3.17 km

IL NONARO

Varese
IL NONARO
3.26 km

LOCANDA DEL BRINSC

Brinzio
LOCANDA DEL BRINSC
3.31 km

SHG VILLA PORRO PIRELLI

Induno Olona
SHG VILLA PORRO PIRELLI
3.43 km