Historical Tour

At the beginning, the nuns only wanted a road to climb easily up to the sanctuary. Yet, the Sacro Monte di Varese soon became a work of great importance for Baroque Lombardy in the years of the Counter-Reformation.

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Dove ti trovi

mappa
griglia

Scopri subito le tappe del percorso

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The origins

A Sunday, November 1604..

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Go to chapel 1

The Annunciation

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A Lombard house in the 17th century

A contemporary and livey story

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Go to chapel 4

Presentation of Jesus at the temple

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The thief of coins

A snapshot of everyday life

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Leave chapel 4

and look at chapel 5

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Scenography and nature

Architecture of the Sacro Monte

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Go to chapel 5

Jesus among the doctors

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Francesco Silva

A story in pictures

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Go to the Arch of Sorrowful Mysteries

The Arch of San Carlo

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The Arch of San Carlo

The beginning of the Sorrowful Mysteries

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Go to chapel 7

The Flagellation

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Famous benefactors

The Litta family from Milan

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Go to chapel 10

The Crucifixion

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The Crucifixion

Chapel 10

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Go to chapel 12

The Ascension

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The Ascension

The chapel of the Carcano’s brothers

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Go to the Sanctuary

Santa Maria del Monte

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The Sanctuary

The cloistered nuns and the Sacro Monte

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Look out the panoramic terrace

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UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE

Nine Sacri Monti