The Colossus of Saint Charles in Arona, which popular tradition has affectionately dubbed San Carlone,
was created in the seventeenth century at the behest of Federico Borromeo.
He planned to create a colossal statue, visible even from the lake, to pass on to the future the grandeur of Saint Charles Borromeo, his cousin and predecessor as Bishop of Milan, who died in 1584 and was canonised in 1610.
The statue, hollow and more than 23 metres high, rests on a 12-metre-high granite base. It was made to a design by Giovanni Battista Crespi, known as Cerano. It was then assembled out of large sheets of copper hammered and joined with nails and iron rods by the sculptors Siro Zanella of Pavia and Bernardo Falcoli of Lugano. The work was completed in 1698.
It is the world’s second-highest statue, after the Statue of Liberty in New York. Its surface area is no less than 500 square metres. It is possible to visit the inside, through stairs, up to a height of 28 metres.
Since 1624 the Ambrosiana, at the behest of the Federico Borromeo himself, administers the complex on the hill of Arona.
Piazzale San Carlo
28041 Arona Novara, Italia
tel. and fax+39 0322 249 669
statuasancarlo@ambrosiana.it
www.statuasancarlo.it
Ticket
Single ticket – terrace and statue:
euro 6,00
Single ticket – terrace only:
euro 3,50
SUMMER OPENING HOURS
from March 1 to March 19
Saturday and Sunday only: 9am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 4:30pm
from March 20 to October 15
daily: 9am – 12:20pm / 2pm – 6:15pm (Sunday and holidays only, 9am-6:15pm)
Last admission 30 minutes before closing; minimum necessary visiting time: approximately 30 minutes.
ANIMALS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE GREEN AREA AND INSIDE THE STATUE.
WINTER OPENING HOURS
from October 16 to November 30
Saturday, Sunday and holidays only: 9am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 4:30pm (open November 4)
from December 1 to December 31
Sunday only: 9am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 4:30pm (Closed December 25 and 26)
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY CLOSED
Last admission 30 minutes before closing; minimum necessary visiting time: approximately 30 minutes.
ANIMALS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE GREEN AREA AND INSIDE THE STATUE.
Piazzale San Carlo
28041 Arona Novara, Italia
tel. and fax+39 0322 249 669
statuasancarlo@ambrosiana.it
www.statuasancarlo.it
Ticket
Single ticket – terrace and statue:
euro 6,00
Single ticket – terrace only:
euro 3,50
SUMMER OPENING HOURS
from March 1 to March 19
Saturday and Sunday only: 9am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 4:30pm
from March 20 to October 15
daily: 9am – 12:20pm / 2pm – 6:15pm (Sunday and holidays only, 9am-6:15pm)
Last admission 30 minutes before closing; minimum necessary visiting time: approximately 30 minutes.
ANIMALS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE GREEN AREA AND INSIDE THE STATUE.
WINTER OPENING HOURS
from October 16 to November 30
Saturday, Sunday and holidays only: 9am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 4:30pm (open November 4)
from December 1 to December 31
Sunday only: 9am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 4:30pm (Closed December 25 and 26)
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY CLOSED
Last admission 30 minutes before closing; minimum necessary visiting time: approximately 30 minutes.
ANIMALS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE GREEN AREA AND INSIDE THE STATUE.
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