Sacro Monte di Orta

Piedmont · Italy

Sacro Monte di Orta, Italy
Photo: Stefano Bistolfi, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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A devotional hillside above Lake Orta where twenty chapels trace the life of Saint Francis in frescoes and terracotta figures. Wooded paths link the shrines with lake views between the trees.

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