Sacro Monte di Varese, picturesque medieval village in north Italy, located at the end of a Sacred way of 14 chapels. World Heritage Site - Unesco


Sacro Monte di Varese with the 8th and 9th chapel at the bottom right. The Sacro Monte of Varese is located in the Regional Park Campo dei Fiori. In 2003 entered from UNESCO in list of World Heritage. The old village, with its 14 Chapels winding along a pebbly path of about 2 km, is probably the most fascinating Marian itinerary in the world. The village seen from the ascent path near the 7th chapel, is part of the Sacred Mounts of Piedmont and of Lombardy


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Location: Santa Maria del Monte, Varese, VA, Italia
Photo credit: © Alessandro Mascheroni / Alamy / Afripics
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