Sacro Monte di Varese, Religious pilgrimage site in Varese, Italy
The Sacro Monte di Varese features fourteen chapels along a two-kilometer cobblestone path that rises 600 meters to the mountaintop sanctuary.
The site originated in the fourth century with a small chapel built by Sant'Ambrogio, leading to the construction of a Romanesque sanctuary by the eleventh century.
Each chapel represents a Mystery of the Rosary, displaying architectural elements from Mannerist to Baroque styles created by numerous Italian artists.
Visitors can access the mountain through hiking trails, drive up by car, or use the Vellone-Sacro Monte funicular that operates during weekends.
The chapels were specifically designed to be viewed from the exterior, with their architectural elements harmoniously integrated into the natural mountain landscape.
Location: Varese
Inception: 1623
Architects: Giuseppe Bernascone
Official opening: 1623
Architectural style: Mannerist architecture
Part of: Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Address: Via del Santuario
Website: http://sacromontedivarese.it
GPS coordinates: 45.86173,8.79249
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:18
Mount Campo dei Fiori
939 m
Santa Maria del Monte sanctuary
143 m
Vellone–Sacro Monte funicular
327 m
Vellone–Campo dei Fiori funicular
695 m
Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi
323 m
Museo Baroffio e del Sacro Monte
158 m
Santa Maria degli Angeli
1.1 km
Villa Agosteo
1.1 km
Fontana del Mosè
201 m
Sacro Monte di Varese: IX Cappella
688 m
San Gottardo
1.1 km
Sacro Monte di Varese: X Cappella
551 m
Sacro Monte di Varese: IV Cappella
1.1 km
Sacro Monte di Varese: XIV Cappella
446 m
Sacro Monte di Varese: II Cappella
1.1 km
Sacro Monte di Varese: V Cappella
970 m
Sacro Monte di Varese: VII Cappella
968 m
Sacro Monte di Varese: VIII Cappella
806 m
Sacro Monte di Varese: I Cappella
1.2 km
Sacro Monte di Varese: XI Cappella
679 m
Sacro Monte di Varese: XIII Cappella
650 m
Sacro Monte di Varese: XII Cappella
782 m
Sacro Monte di Varese: I Arco
1.2 km
Sacro Monte di Varese: Fontana della Samaritana
1.2 km
Arco di S. Carlo
958 m
Monte San Francesco in Pertica
866 m
Sacro Monte di Varese: III Arco
634 m
Sacro Monte di Varese: III Cappella
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