Mirror of its community

The Sacro Monte represents the strong link between the Ossuccio community, its territory and its faith. It tells us a story of emigration and attachment to this land, of identity, trade and commerce. A story that shows the continuous search for funds to finance the work, the ingenuity of artists from Como and Ticino, the characters portrayed inside the chapels and the ex-votos donated to the Sanctuary.

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19 stages

Where you are

mappa
griglia

Discover the stages of the route now

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The Sanctuary and the chapels

The beginning of the story

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Go inside chapel 1

The Annunciation

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Varese as a model

The Mysteries of the Rosary

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Go to chapel 5

The dispute of Jesus with the doctors in the Temple

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The sculptor of the Sacro Monte

Agostino Silva and the 'grinning boy'

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Traders and emigrants

The Brentanos

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Go to chapel 8

Crowning with thorns

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Restoration

A precious and fragile heritage

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Go to chapel 9

Ascent to Calvary

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You only do what you see!

Like a theatrical scenography

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The lake as a trade route

Transport of materials

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Go to chapel 13

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Suppressions and confiscation

State intervention and land expropriation

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Go to the Sanctuary

Beata Vergine del Soccorso

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Tokens of devotion

ex votos

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UNESCO World Heritage

Nine Sacri Monti