Varallo

Varallo sits in the Valsesia valley in northern Piedmont, where the Sesia river runs below forested Alpine slopes and the Monte Rosa massif rises to the north. The town is best known for the Sacro Monte di Varallo, a hillside devotional complex with chapels and frescoes, and for its historic centre of narrow streets and old stone buildings. Property here suits buyers and renters drawn to a quiet mountain setting with everyday shops and services in the town itself.