San Pietro

San Pietro is a church in Piedmont, Northwest Italy. San Pietro is situated nearby to the sports venue Palestra XXV Aprile, as well as near the church Cappelletta Torotti.

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Type: Church
Description: building in Varallo Sesia, Italy
Also known as: “chiesa di San Pietro martire (Varallo)”, “Chiesetta di San Pietro Martire”, and “oratorio di San Pietro martire”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sacro Monte di Varallo and Santa Maria delle Grazie.

Sacro Monte di Varallo

Peak

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The Sacred Mountain of Varallo is a Sacro Monte overlooking the town of Varallo Sesia in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is the oldest Sacro Monte, founded in 1491 by Franciscan friar Bernardino Caimi.

Santa Maria delle Grazie

Church

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The Church of Our Lady of the Graces is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church in Varallo Sesia, province of Vercelli, region of Piedmont, Italy. The church was built, together with the adjacent Franciscan convent, by padre Bernardo Caimi between 1486 and 1493. Santa Maria delle Grazie is situated 380 metres southeast of San Pietro.

Church of Sant’Antonio

Church

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Church of Sant’Antonio is situated 300 metres south of San Pietro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Varallo Sesia and Aniceti-Pianebelle.

Varallo Sesia

Town

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Varallo Sesia, pronunciation commonly known as Varallo, is a comune and town in the province of Vercelli in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is situated in Valsesia, at 450 metres above sea level and some 66 kilometres north-northeast of Vercelli and 55 kilometres northwest of Novara.