Eremo di Santa Caterina del Sasso, Italy

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Coordinates : 45.880419, 8.597653 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Hermitage of Santa Caterina is a small monastic complex of the fourteenth century built on a ridge overlooking the Lake Maggiore. The place and was recently restrutturato thanks to funding provided by the Province of Varese. Remarkable and the view that sweeps from on Vergante Novarese to the beautiful Borromean Gulf under the huge frame of the Alps place in his small, very picturesque and visited. The church of the Hermitage, which houses the remains of Blessed Alberto Besozzi, is reached via a flight of over two hundred steps or by the lake, by boat or with a new lift built into the rock. A beautiful entrance porch leads to the Chapter House, rich in frescoes and pastel tones. Continuing, we find the convent, with the refectory and the kitchen, a small cave outside collection and closed by a wrought iron gate, to preserve the statues inside. Finally you reach the little church, with its fourteenth-century bell.

Recommended equipment : The advice is to use: Wide, medium telephoto, tripod since the place lends itself only to the panoramic pictures.

Best months : All year round although the best times are late autumn, winter and early spring. Best time of day: sunset or early morning.

How to get there : A8 - A26 exit Vergiate / Sesto Calende, climb the Lake Maggiore, past Angera, Ispra, to the village of Leggiuno. E 'can also arrive by train network, via the line: Milan - Varese - Laveno. From Laveno constantly leave the boat in the direction of the Hermitage

Visits : The site has open access, opening hours are as follows: March Every day from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 17.00 / / FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER Every day from 8.30 to 12.00 and from 14.30 to 18.00 / / FROM NOVEMBER TO February Closed on weekdays, Open Saturday, Sunday and Holidays from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 17.00. Holy Mass on Sundays and Public Holidays 16.30 / / FROM 23 DECEMBER TO 6 JANUARY Every day from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 17.00. Group visits by appointment only.

Notes : Tradition has it that the Hermitage was founded by Alberto Besozzi, a wealthy local merchant who, having escaped a storm while crossing the lake, decided to retire on that stretch of coast and to lead life as a hermit. There the Blessed Alberto had built a chapel dedicated to St. Catherine of Egypt, is currently visible on the back of the church. The chapel, which dates from the twelfth century, was soon joined by two other churches, that of St. Nicholas and Santa Maria Nova, whose existence is certain from the fourteenth century. After an initial period of history, during which the Dominicans lived here, from 1314 to 1645 led the Hermitage friars of the convent in Milan Sant'Ambrogio ad Nemus, later replaced by the Carmelites until 1770. To emphasize is the miracle of early eighteenth-century, when five huge boulders "dancers" fell on the church, but they were caught in the vault of a chapel, without causing serious damage, remaining suspended for nearly two centuries, until 1910. These stones "shaky" seem to give the name of that hermitage, in full, is Santa Caterina del Sasso Ballaro, although it is more likely that the etymology of the name is linked to the nearby town of Ballarate. Since 1970, the Hermitage is owned by the Province of Varese. From 1986 to 1996 it was ruled by a Dominican community, today it is passed to the Benedictine oblates. (taken from the website Santacaterinadelsasso.com)

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