Borromeo Street

This ancient artery of traffic for people and goods from Cannobio takes its name from St. Charles Borromeo, who made a pastoral visit in the valley in 1574. The saint slept in Gurro, where the splendid “Casa S. Carlo” preserves his memory. Along the mule track, two modest niches commemorate the episode of the poor mule that carried Borromeo and who, in the stretch where the mule track begins to descend into the valley of Cavaglio coming from Traffiume, threw the illustrious pilgrim off the saddle, who miraculously escaped the disastrous fall into the abyss that would have been fatal. The route connects the Sanctuary of Re in Val Vigezzo with the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Compassion in Cannobio and allows you to discover the most picturesque corners of the Cannobina valley.