Getting there by public transport
Ossuccio can be reached from Como by bus line C10. For further information, please visit the ASFA website:  http://www.asfautolinee.it/content/it/home

We recommend people with motor disabilities to get in touch with the ASFA staff at least 24 hours in advance so that they can better organize transport (telephone number: +39 031-247111)
For more information, please visit: http://www.asfautolinee.it/content/it/diversamente-abili

 Parking area:
The Sacro Monte of Ossuccio can be reached from Como by travelling along the Strada Statale Regina. You reach the Sanctuary by following the signs "Santuario - 1 ° Cappella". Near the 1st chapel there is a large parking area.  The path from the parking area to the 1st chapel is about 300 meters, uphill (slope of 16% - 23%) with a sometimes-uneven cobblestone ground.
Cars can reach the Sanctuary from Ossuccio and park in Piazza Papa Giovanni XXIII, near the 4th chapel, where there are 10 parking slots, one of which reserved for disabled pass holders. You can reach the Sanctuary only by walking along the Viale delle Cappelle and passing a 100 cm wide pedestrian crossing (on the side of a closed automatic barrier).

Elderly people or persons with motor disabilities can continue by car by asking for the barrier to be opened (the request must be made at least 48 hours before the visit). For more information, please contact the following phone number: +39 345 4403829).

Information for visitors
The “Santuario del Soccorso” and the Sacro Monte was recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2003. The “Santuario della Madonna del Soccorso” is open every day from 7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. Groups are kindly asked to contact the Santuario at least a week before their visit. The Sanctuary has books and publications in various languages ¿¿(Italian, English, German, French) that illustrate the visit.
 

The Via Sacra
The Sacro Monte is a devotional complex located on the hill behind Ossuccio (419 m a.s.l.), in front of the Comacina island, with a wonderful view on the lake. The Via Sacra is a path of about 1 km, accessible only on foot, along which there are 14 chapels, built between 1635 and 1710, which represent the Mysteries of the Rosary and lead to the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Soccorso.
The uphill route is challenging with variable slopes (from 16% to 34%) and the road surface is made of cobblestone with uneven stretches. Along the way, surrounded by fields and woods, are the 14 chapels. The inside of the chapels, preceded by some steps, can be visited only during some religious events. The chapels, Baroque in-style, are embellished with 230 statues reproduced in life-size and made of stucco and terracotta.

Santuario della Beata Vergine del Soccorso
The Sanctuary, which represents the fifteenth stage of the Via Sacra, was built in honour of the Madonna del Soccorso, venerated as protector of the Diocese of Como. The main entrance has 3 steps (17 cm high each) and two consecutive double leaf  doors:  one is 84 cm wide each, the second one is 75 cm wide each. A ramp, located on the right side of the church (520 cm long, slope of 5%), allows access to the sanctuary from the secondary entrance, passing two consecutive doors: the first one is a two leaf door (48 cm wide each) and the second one is a hinged door (102 cm wide).

The church, with one nave, can be visited without obstacles and has chairs (seat height: 45 cm). To access the altar and the choir, it is necessary to pass 1 step (15 cm high). On the left side, in the middle of the nave, there is a side altar with a fresco of the year 1500, depicting the Virgin with Child and Sant'Eufemia; opposite, there is a nineteenth-century altarpiece depicting Saint Joseph.
The passageway on the right of the altar, leads to the Sacristy (built in 1710). On the left side of the altar, there is the Chapel of the Virgin which can be accessed via a double leaf door (70 cm wide each). The walls of the chapel are covered by ex-voto; the chapel has benches with kneelers (seat height: 46 cm).
The altar, surmounted by a small temple??, is the last station of the Rosary in the path of the Sacro Monte

Orientation signage
Along the path of the Sacro Monte there are directional arrows with large and well contrasted lettering (at least 7 cm).

Toilet facilities
The disabled toilet is adjacent to the Sanctuary near the restaurant, and has the following characteristics:

• bathroom with  hinged door (90 cm wide)
• suspended washbasin (clear space in front: 120 cm)
• suspended toilet (clear space: in front 90 cm; on the right side 100 cm; on the left side 31 cm; horizontal handle on the right side, handrail along the left perimeter of the bathroom)
• toilet facilities symbols: well-contrasted, at eye level, medium to large size lettering.