Varallo Trip Overview
Varallo is considered the tourist and cultural capital of Valsesia. It is a unique city for elegance and quantity of heritage, both artistic and cultural. You cannot leave out a visit here if you choose Valsesia as a destination for your holidays or for a trip out of town. Likewise, it is a city that offers much more than you can get from the web …
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Varallo, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Varallo, Piemonte, Italy
Varallo is considered the tourist and cultural capital of Valsesia. It is a unique city for elegance and quantity of heritage, both artistic and cultural. You cannot leave out a visit here if you choose Valsesia as a destination for your holidays or for a trip out of town. Likewise, it is a city that offers much more than you can get from the web …
Itinerary
Day 1: Varallo – Sacro Monte and medieval center
Stop At: Sacro Monte di Varallo, Piazza G. Testori, 13019 Varallo VC, Italy
The tour of the most important UNESCO heritage of northern Italy starts from the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie: the wall frescoed by Gaudenzio Ferrari in 1513 acts as a prologue to the chapels of the Sacro Monte. You reach the complex thanks to the steepest cable car in Europe!
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Varallo, Varallo, Province of Vercelli, Piedmont
Walk in the medieval districts of Varallo: the maze of cobbled streets leads us to other sites of great interest such as the Collegiate Church of San Gaudenzio, the nineteenth-century villas, the various museums. Do not miss the glimpses from the elegant Ponte Antonini.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Varallo, Varallo, Province of Vercelli, Piedmont
The walk in the medieval streets leads us to see the products of artisan excellence (eg Puncetto, Scapini, Artificial Marble) and food and wine (eg Miacce, Tome) that distinguish the local culture
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ponte della Gula, Sp 9, 25, 13019 Varallo Italy
One of the most incredible views to be included in the tour of the visit of Varallo: we will take the cars to move just outside the historic center and admire the beauty of the surrounding landscape.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Varallo, Varallo, Province of Vercelli, Piedmont
One of the final stages of the first day will be the Suspended Bridge of Morca, an unmissable destination for a visit to Varallo: we will take the cars to move just outside the historic center and admire the beauty of the surrounding landscape.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Santuario Madonna del Cuore, 13019 Varallo Italy
A variant on the walk to visit the Sacro Monte can be the climb on foot from the panoramic path to the small and elegant sanctuary of the Madonna del Cuore, a place very dear to the people of Varese.
Duration: 45 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Varallo – Sacro Monte and medieval center
Stop At: Chiesa di San Marco Varallo, Localita Varallo, Varallo Italy
The visit to Varallo includes other very significant places in the context of the artistic heritage of the city: this is the case of the church of San Marco, built at the end of the fourteenth century on the ancient entrance road to the village and remodeled in the sixteenth century. The internal iconographic repertoire is extraordinary.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Cappella della Madonna di Loreto, Roccapietra Italy
The visit of Varallo includes other very significant places in the context of the artistic heritage of the city: this is the case of the Chapel of the Madonna di Loreto, just outside the historic center. The building partially reproduces the holy house of Mary of Nazareth and is adorned with splendid frescoes and works by Gaudenzio Ferrari
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Varallo, Varallo, Province of Vercelli, Piedmont
The walk in the medieval streets leads us to see the products of artisan excellence (eg Puncetto, Scapini, Artificial Marble) and food and wine (eg Miacce, Tome) that distinguish the local culture
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Palazzo dei Musei – Pinacoteca di Varallo e Museo Calderini, Via Franzani 2, 13019 Varallo Italy
At the end of a long tour among the many beauties of Varallo, a visit to the Palazzo dei Musei, one of the most important museums in Piedmont, cannot be missed.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.