Clinging to a sheer rock overhanging one of the deepest parts of Lake Maggiore, the hermitage is a monastery made up of three buildings dating back to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. It offers a wonderful blend of art and history set against one of the most charming natural canvases on Lake Maggiore, in which the rock appears to almost form a balcony leaning out towards the Borromean Islands. The hermitage can be easily accessed via a short walk from the lake or a picturesque staircase with 268 steps from a large square above, and a lift has recently been installed.

INFO 

ADDRESS: via Santa Caterina, 13 - Leggiuno

OPENING HOURS: 

LOW SEASON - 15 October to 15 December and 7 January to 15 March

• Monday to Friday: 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (last admission 5:30 p.m.)
• Saturdays, Sundays and midweek holidays: 9.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. (last admission 7 p.m.)

HIGH SEASON - from 16 March to 14 October and from 16 December to 6 January

• Daily from 9.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. (last admission 7 p.m.)

Access to the Church is SUSPENDED during religious services.

TICKETS:

- Full ticket: € 5

- Reduced ticket: € 3,00 reserved for:

• Over 65
• Citizens Resident in the province of Varese
• Groups of visitors formed by a minimum number of 15 people (ticket per person)

- Reduced ticket: € 4,00 reserved for:

• FAI members - Italian Environment Fund with valid card 

- Free ticket: children under 18, tour guides, residents of Leggiuno

Possibility to rent audio guide on site: € 3

GUIDED TOURS:

• Guided tours in Italian language: € 100 (maximum 25/30 visitors per guide)
• Guided tours in a foreign language: € 120 (maximum 25/30 visitors per guide)

AROUND HERE:

• Laveno Mombello
• MIDeC, International Museum of Ceramic Design
• Villa Della Porta Bozzolo
• Lake Maggiore villages
• Incredible lake view and where find them
• Lake Maggiore on the road

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