Sacro Monte di Ossuccio

ChurchLake ComoAbout 2 hours

Fourteen baroque chapels climbing a hillside path through olive terraces to a sanctuary, with the lake below the whole way. A world heritage site, free, and almost never busy. About an hour up at a walking pace, and the view back down is the reward.

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It sits in Lake Como. Start from what’s there.

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