Sanctuary of Monte d'Orta
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The Green Guide
The Michelin Guide's review
The sanctuary dedicated to St Francis of Assisi and set on a wooded hilltop overlooking the Isola di San Giulio is a renowned place of pilgrimage. It consists of twenty Baroque chapels, decorated with frescoes that serve as a background to groups of lifelike terracotta statues. The sanctuary is part of the UNESCO Sacred Mountains World Heritage Site.
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