The largest piece of wilderness in Italy, it is an unspoilt mountainous area where there are valleys and fascinating and mysterious places hidden among canyons, precipices, and dense woods; it is a place that offers breathtaking views. It extends from the edge of the basin of Lake Maggiore to the southern sector of the Lepontine Alps. The National Park of “Val Grande” - along with that of “Val Sesia” has been a Global Geopark protected by UNESCO since September 2013.”

Standing at the foot of Mount Carciago on Lake Maggiore, it is an unfinished Baroque complex inspired by the ideas of San Carlo Borromeo and by the architectural models of the Sacri Monti of Orta and Varese. It is made up of a church, three chapels and the arcades of the Stations of the Cross. The whole complex is surrounded by about 200 hectares of woodland, which are part of a Nature Reserve.