Getting there by public transport
The Sacro Monte can be reached from Varese by bus line C: 

• the "Prima Cappella stop” allows you to continue on foot along the uphill pedestrian path for about 2 km with a partly uneven cobblestone ground; 
• on Saturday and Sunday, bus line “C” takes you to the Stazione Vellone (bottom station of the funicular), from which you can get to Santa Maria del Monte station in a few minutes.

For more information, please visit the CTPI website: http://www.ctpi.it/ 

Vellone - Santa Maria del Monte Funicular
The funicular connects the Vellone station with the Sacro Monte in just a few minutes. The funicular can carry 2 persons in wheelchair for each ride. For information  on departure and arrival times please visit http://www.avtvarese.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20:funicolare-orari-di-esercizio-&catid=3:comunicazioni&Itemid=68

Vellone station: the entrance to the station has 4 consecutive steps (13 cm high each) that can be overcome with a double ramp, on the right side of the station entrance, (5 m long, slope of 8%) and a double leaf door (96 cm wide each).
An intercom (96 cm high above the ground) located near the turnstiles allows you to call the staff to activate the stairlift with which you can overcome the steps leading to the carriages; before the stairlift there is a turnstile (94 cm wide).

Santa Maria del Monte Station: the entrance to the station has a threshold (3 cm high) and a double leaf door (88 cm wide + 46 cm wide). The carriages can be reached via a turnstile and 19 steps (14 cm high each); people with motor disabilities can access the funicular from the exit using the stairlift; to activate the stairlift you need to ask the staff through the intercom placed on the left side (116 cm high above the ground).

Parking place 
It is possible to park the car:

• at the First Chapel (via Conventino) and start the walk,
• in the streets next to the Vellone station of the funicular or
• at the end of Via Sacra at the village of Santa Maria del Monte (via del Ceppo or Piazzale Pogliaghi).

In Piazzale Pogliaghi there is a blue stripe parking area, and two lots are reserved for disabled pass holders. 

From Piazzale Pogliaghi, walking along via del Ceppo for about 150 meters, you reach the elevators that lead to the accessible entrance of the Sanctuary. 

Elevators
The Sacro Monte complex has two elevators, to be used in sequence, connected by a flat compact surface path of about 15 meters. The first lift, located at the end of via del Ceppo, has the following characteristics: 

• door width: 90 cm; cabin 236 x 136 cm
• elevator level buttons panel with embossed Braille printing (113 cm high above the floor)
• emergency bell (120 cm high above the floor).

The second elevator that leads to the Sanctuary has the following characteristics:

• door width: 90 cm; cabin 236 x 136 cm
• elevator level buttons panel with embossed Braille printing (110 cm high above the floor)
• emergency bell (120 cm high above the floor).

Information for visitors
For information on the Via Sacra and the Borgo of Santa Maria del Monte (in Italian, English, French), you can download the "Sacro Monte di Varese" App. From the website https://www.artevarese.com/artevarese/audioguide-sacro-monte you can download audio guides with useful information about the visit (in Italian and English).

Getting around
The Sacro Monte di Varese, an UNESCO world heritage, is a devotional complex that includes the Via Sacra, with its 14 chapels, and the Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte. The Via Sacra (about 2 km walkable only on foot) is uphill with variable but still challenging slopes, with cobblestone surface at times uneven; the route is not recommended for people in wheelchairs or those with walking difficulties.

Close to the First Chapel is the Monsignor Macchi Exhibition Centre which provides reception services to visitors (information material, possibility to book guided tours). At the end of the 2 km route, you enter the small medieval village of Santa Maria del Monte where you can walk the ancient covered streets, visit the Baroffio Museum, the Lodovico Pogliaghi House Museum and the sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte.  Some streets of the village have challenging slopes and uneven paving in cobblestone.

The Via Sacra
Along the Via Sacra, there are 14 chapels built around 1600 on a project by Giuseppe Bernascone, an architect from Varese. The chapels, representing the mysteries of the Rosary, are adorned with paintings and large sculptures.
Each chapel has some steps before the entrance.

The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is located at the end of the Via Sacra. It was built starting from the year 1100 but it has undergone numerous changes over the years, until the end of the 1800s. The secondary entrance is accessible and has two consecutive doors: the first is a two leaf door (71 cm wide each), the second one is a hinged door (100 cm wide). They both lead to the left aisle. You then pass 3 consecutive steps (15 cm high each) or alternatively a ramp (400 cm long, slope of 7%).

The sanctuary has three naves that can be visited without obstacles; the church has benches with kneelers and chairs (seat height: 47 cm). To access the altar and the choir, it is necessary to pass 1 step (14 cm high). On the right aisle there is the "Cappella delle Beate"  which can be reached by passing a step (14 cm high), a double leaf door (63 cm wide each) and other 10 consecutive steps (14 cm high each); the chapel has benches with kneelers (seat height: 47 cm).
In the left aisle there is the altar of the "Presentazione di Gesù al tempio" decorated with wooden statues by Andrea Prestinari.

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 accessible toilet is located in via del Ceppo, near the elevator, and has the following characteristics:

• vestibule with hinged door (108 cm wide)
• bathroom door (90 cm wide)
• wall-mounted washbasin (clear space in front: 114 cm)
• floor-standing toilet (clear space: in front 143 cm; on the right side 26 cm; on the left side 100 cm; horizontal handle on the right side of the sink, handrail along the right side of the bathroom)
• high contrast symbols indicating toilet facilities, positioned at eye level, using medium to large size letters.