Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
So, imagine you're going on a really cool adventure to a place called Piedmont and Lombardy. There are some special places there called "sacri monti" which means "sacred mountains" in Italian.
These places are like big parks with lots of trees and paths, and they have little chapels or buildings on them that have pictures and statues of religious people and stories from the Bible.
People used to go on pilgrimages to these sacri monti, which means they would travel there to pray and be close to God.
Nowadays, people still visit these places to see the beautiful artwork and to enjoy the peaceful nature. So, it's like going on a special secret adventure to see some really cool, old places that are important to a lot of people.
These places are like big parks with lots of trees and paths, and they have little chapels or buildings on them that have pictures and statues of religious people and stories from the Bible.
People used to go on pilgrimages to these sacri monti, which means they would travel there to pray and be close to God.
Nowadays, people still visit these places to see the beautiful artwork and to enjoy the peaceful nature. So, it's like going on a special secret adventure to see some really cool, old places that are important to a lot of people.