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SACRO ASSEMBLY

Sanctuary – Place of pilgrimage
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Vast religious complex, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in Varese.

The Sacro Monte of Varese, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a vast religious complex and an important place of Marian pilgrimage. Built between 1604 and 1680, fifteen chapels dedicated to the Mysteries of the Rosary lead to the baroque sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte. Witnesses of the Counter-Reformation, the chapels are decorated with frescoes and life-size terracotta sculptures of particularly lively expressiveness. The two kilometre long devotional path that leads to the top of the hill allows you to enjoy a magnificent view of the lake.

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fourmiz01
Visited in august 2021
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Sacro Monte di Varese
La "Voie Sacrée des Chapelles du Rosaire" comporte 14 chapelles qui nous mènent jusqu'à 883m de haut. De là, la vue est superbe sur les montagnes des Pré-Alpes. On peut visiter l'ancienne église qui a une statue vénérée de la Vierge Noire et moyennement payement, le musée Baroffio qui détient les anciennes collections du Sanctuaire ainsi que celles qui ont été cédées en 1929 par le Baron Baroffio Dall'Aglio et la crypte. Le sanctuaire du Sacro monte aurait été fondé par l'évêque milanais Saint-Ambroise en 381,
Le village est très joli avec ses anciennes rues pavées et couvertes. Il y a des ascenseurs pour monter du parking au sanctuaire. Le grand parking est à l'entrée du village. De belles terrasses permettent de se restaurer ou boire une verre en profitant de la vue magnifique.
athina
Visited in december 2015
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Il ne faut pas aller à Varese sans visiter le Monte Sacro car c'est certainement la chose la plus intéressante à voir dans cette ville.
Très belle promenade que l'on apprécie encore plus, je pense, si l'on est pratiquant.
Le panorama est superbe.

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