Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso

The Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso is a monastic complex built overlooking the lake on a rock wall: it is certainly one of the most beautiful places of Lake Maggiore.

It was founded by one Alberto Besozzi, a rich local merchant who, after escaping a cloudburst during his crossing of the Lake, retired to a cave, starting a new life as a hermit and becoming a symbol and a reference point of spiritual life. The Hermitage of Saint Catherine is named after the chapel, visible today in the back of the Church, which Blessed Albert dedicated to Saint Catherine of Egypt.

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The Hermitage of Santa Caterina is currently managed by a group of Benedictine Oblates who, on behalf of the Province, keep the monastery and welcome the many visitors. It was precisely because of the Province that this place has been put, in recent years, in complete safety by saving it from an almost safe ruin.

The Hermitage of Santa Caterina can be reached by lake and by land: from the square it is possible to descend by panoramic staircase or by a comfortable lift.

Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso - 360° Tour

In the month of July 2017, courtesy of the Province of Varese, owner of the Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso, we created 360° Tour and you can watch it below

The 360° Tour of the Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso, created by Google certified photographer Alessio Fusè is obviously also available, fully, on the Google Maps platform.

Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso - Tour 360° - Information Office

Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso - Tour 360° - Shop

Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso - Tour 360° - Hermitage

Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso - Tour 360° - Interior of the church