A town in the Valsesia beneath the slopes of Monte Rosa, gateway to the highest valley in the eastern Alps.
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.
When to visit Varallo
Average highs and lows across the year.
What to see first
Sacro Monte di Varallo
The original sacred mountain above Varallo, forty-five chapels and eight hundred painted figures.
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What to eat, and drink
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