Sanctuaries in Biella area
Sanctuary of Oropa
The Sanctuary of Oropa is considered the most important place of Marian worship, dedicated to the Black Madonna, in the Alpine region.
Situated at 1200 meters above sea level in an amphitheater of the Biella Alps, it is immersed in the uncontaminated area of the Special Reserve of the Sacred Mount of Oropa
Sanctuary of Graglia
The origin of the Sanctuary of Graglia dates back to 1616, when they wanted to create a Sacred Mount of 100 votive chapels on the Hill of S. Carlo.
In 1659 it was decided to transform the votive chapel dedicated to the Madonna of Loreto into what is the current Sanctuary.
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