Sacro Monte di Varese, Varese

Name: Sacro Monte di Varese
Address: Via dell'Assunzione, Varese, 21100, Italy
Telephone: +39 0332 180 5268

#8 among attractions in Varese

Top attraction, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites, Unesco

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Facts and practical information

The Sacro Monte di Varese is one of the nine sacri monti in the Italian regions of Lombardy and Piedmont which were inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2003. It has an altitude of 807 metres above sea level. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1623 (402 years ago)Unesco: from 2003Area: 80.56 acres (0.1259 mi²)Coordinates: 45°51'38"N, 8°47'33"E

Address

Via dell'AssunzioneVarese 21100 Italy

Contact

+39 0332 180 5268

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Day trips

Sacro Monte di Varese – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Villa Toeplitz, Casa museo Lodovico Pogliaghi, Museo Baroffio, Museo Castiglioni.

1.6 miSE
Park
Villa Toeplitz, Varese
42 min walk • Villa Toeplitz is a historic villa located in Varese, Lombardy, Italy. It was built in 1901 and subsequently named after the banker Jósef Leopold Toeplitz, who bought the villa in 1914. It previously belonged to the Hannesens, a German family that used it as a country holiday house.
~710 ftSE
45°51'32"N • 8°47'39"E
Casa museo Lodovico Pogliaghi, Varese
4 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
~120 ftS
Museum
Museo Baroffio
1 min walk • The Baroffio Museum and Shrine of Sacro Monte above Varese was reopened in December 2001, after a nearly decade-long closure, thanks to the Paul VI Foundation for Sacro Monte.
1.6 miSE
45°50'38"N • 8°48'51"E
Museo Castiglioni, Varese
40 min walk • Museum, History museum