A town in the Valsesia beneath the slopes of Monte Rosa, gateway to the highest valley in the eastern Alps.
Go in April to June and September to October.
- Province
- Vercelli
- People
- 7,000
Above it rises the Sacro Monte di Varallo, the oldest of Italy's sacred mountains, its forty-five chapels staged with figures by Gaudenzio Ferrari.
At the table in Piedmont
Agnolotti monferrini enclose a filling of beef, veal, ham and Savoy cabbage in thin pasta.
Arneis
Where to stay in Varallo
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When to visit Varallo
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What to see first
Sacro Monte di Varallo
The original sacred mountain above Varallo, forty-five chapels and eight hundred painted figures.
Read the guideWhere next
Orta San Giulio
About 15 km as the crow flies. Lake Orta, Isola San Giulio, the Sacro Monte.
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