Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy World Heritage Site

Official name

Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy | UNESCO

Country

Italy | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Regions of Lombardy and Piedmont
45.9745° Lat, 9.1695° Lon | Map

Code

1068

Time Zone

Europe/Rome (CET, +0100)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2003. The nine Sacri Monti (Sacred Mountains) of northern Italy are groups of chapels and other architectural features created in the late 16th and 17th centuries and dedicated to different aspects of the Christian faith. In addition to their symbolic spiritual meaning, they are of great beauty by virtue of the skill with which they have been integrated into the surrounding natural landscape of hills, forests and lakes. They also house much important artistic material in the form of wall paintings and statuary.