The Path of Saint-Charles is an historical, artistic and devotional route which follows the travels of saint Charles Borromeo from Arona, his native town, and Viverone, where the path joins the Via Francigena.
Image: Cammino di San Carlo 20200229 123736
The Sacred Mountain of Varallo is a Sacro Monte overlooking the town of Varallo Sesia in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is the oldest Sacro Monte, founded in 1491 by Franciscan friar Bernardino Caimi. It is built on a natural terrace on the rocky slopes of Monte Tre Croci, on the left bank of the Sesia river where it leaves Val Mastallone. It is 600 m above sea level, 150 m above the historic centre of Varallo.
Façade of the basilica
Giovanni d' Enrico, Ecce Homo (detail of the crowd calling for crucifixion), 1608–9
Tabacchetti and Giovanni d'Enrico, Christ on the Road to Calvary, 1599–1600
Unknown Master, Last Supper (detail); wood statues, ca. 1500–1505