Chiesa di Sant’Ambrogio

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Via G. Butti 2 21050 Porto Ceresio, (VA)

0332 917353

info@upportobesano.it

https://www.upportobesano.it/le-chiese/s-ambrogio-porto-c/

Getting there by public transport
Porto Ceresio is served by the bus line N6 (Varese - Bisuschio - Cuasso al Monte, Ponte Tresa). For more information, please visit the CTPI website: http://www.ctpi.it/
The church is located about 300 m from the Porto Ceresio train station (Milan - Porto Ceresio line). For information on the accessibility of the station, please visit this website 

The Varenna-Esino station does not provide assistance service to passengers with reduced mobility.

Porto Ceresio can also be reached by ferry (Navigazione del Lago di Lugano company). For information, please visit: https://www.lakelugano.ch 

The service can welcome passengers with reduced mobility. For more information, please visit: https://www.lakelugano.ch/it/la-snl/disabilit%C3%A0 

For more information on the accessibility of ferries, please call: tel. +41 912221111.

Parking area
It is possible to park in the parking lot on the SS 334 road, about 100 meters from the church, where there is 1 parking space reserved for disabled pass holders.

Entrance
From the road you reach the church square, passing 30 steps (16 cm high each) with a handrail on the right side (100 cm high above the ground); from here you enter the church by passing in succession: 3 steps (15 cm high), a double leaf door (90 cm wide each) and a hinged door (62 cm wide).

Alternatively, people with motor disabilities can use the entrance in Via Butti, 1, located on the right side of the steps; along the way you pass in succession: a double leaf gate (195 cm wide each), a ramp (length 50 meters, slope of 6%), a double leaf gate (114 cm wide each), the parvis, two consecutive double leaf doors (66 cm wide each) and then you enter the church from the right aisle.

Getting around
Built in the late sixteenth century, the church has a facade decorated with valuable statues and sculptures; the interior houses interesting works of art and is decorated with Lombard-style baroque decorations.
The central nave and the two side aisle can be visited without obstacles. On the side aisles there is a chapel on each side, preceded by a step (16 cm high); the altar has 2 steps (15 cm high each). The church has benches (seat height: 44 cm) with kneelers.