SACRO MONTE DI ORTA
(ORTA SAN GIULIO)

In the rear of Orta, on the top of the homonymous peninsula, is situated the "Sacro Monte" (Sacred Mount), in the middle of a splendid natural set up, with secular trees, that today is Special Natural Reserve of the "Sacro Monte di Orta". The sacred site includes 20 chapels dedicated to the life of St. Francis of Assisi, and the Capuchin's convent. It was built in the late 16th and 17th century, with statues of Rusnati, Bussola and of Falconi (known for the colossus of St. Charles in Arona), and frescos of Morazzone and Ferrari.
 

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