go to Sacro Monte di Oropa

Time travel

Welcome to the Sanctuary of Oropa, one of the main places of devotion in northern Italy. Yet, what did the Sanctuary of Oropa look like to a 17th-century pilgrim? How was the pilgrimage experience in the past?

This tour will take you through the history of the sanctuary and Sacro Monte, retracing the steps of the ancient pilgrims.

 

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26 tappe

Dove ti trovi

mappa
griglia

Scopri subito le tappe del percorso

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What was Oropa like around 1650?
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Go to the lawn in the lower forecourt
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The missing hill of St Francis
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Go to chapel 1

Immaculate conception of Mary
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The Sacro Monte

A modern attraction
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Go to chapel 4

Mary's house
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A long story

A century at the Sacro Monte di Oropa
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Go to chapel 5

Mary’s wedding
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Giovanni d’Enrico's sculptures

A model for the Sacri Monti
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Go to chapel 8

The Nativity of Jesus
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The inhabitants of Cossilla e Favaro

Massive popular involvement
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Go to chapel 10

The wedding at Cana
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Wedding at Cana

Water is turned into wine!
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Go to chapel 11

The Assumption of Mary
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A complicated story

Many sculptors for just one chapel
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Go to chapel 12

Mary's Coronation - Paradise chapel
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Oropa’s Paradise

Mary’s coronation
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Go to the ancient entry
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The ancient entry to the Basilica
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Go to the cloister of the Basilica Antica
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The cloister
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Go inside the Basilica Antica
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The Sanctuary

Saint Eusebius and Oropa
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The Madonna Nera
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Conclusion

Time travel