The Sacro Monte di Ossuccio is one of the nine sacri monti in northern Italy that were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 2003. Located in Ossuccio, the devotional complex is situated on a prealpine crag some 200 metres above the western shore of Lake Como, facing Isola Comacina.
Constructed between 1635 and 1710, the complex features fourteen chapels built in the typical Baroque style reflecting the Counter-Reformation ethos of the sacri monti movement. These chapels are joined by a path which leads up to a pre-existing sanctuary of 1532 placed on the summit and dedicated to La Beata Vergine del Soccorso.
The site is located some 25 km from the city of Como. Surrounded by olive groves and woodland, it is quite isolated from other buildings.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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