{"id":546,"date":"2026-07-23T10:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/switzerlandpilgrimage.com\/?page_id=546"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:49:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/switzerlandpilgrimage.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"546\" class=\"elementor elementor-546\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa64e27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa64e27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4930f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4930f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7ec22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d7ec22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6501db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6501db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<strong>Cammino Mariano<\/strong>\u00a0pilgrimage stems from the rediscovery of our beautiful traditions. During the great Marian festivals in our canton, our grandparents would walk to our shrines. The\u00a0<strong>Madonna del Sasso<\/strong>\u00a0in Orselina, the\u00a0<strong>Madonna dei Miracoli<\/strong>\u00a0in Morbio Inferiore. But also the\u00a0<strong>Madonna del Castelletto<\/strong>\u00a0in Melano and the\u00a0<strong>Madonna d\u2019Ongero<\/strong>\u00a0in Carona.<\/p><p>The pilgrimage invites us to retrace the steps of our great-great-grandparents and rediscover the profound\u00a0<strong>spirituality of Ticino<\/strong>.<\/p><p>When life was marked by the seasons. The<strong>\u00a0processions of Our Lady<\/strong>\u00a0in spring and autumn. The feasts of\u00a0<strong>Our Lady of Mount Carmel<\/strong>\u00a0or the\u00a0<strong>patron saints<\/strong>. The church had established this large number of feasts to allow people to rest from their hard work in the fields and to cultivate their inner spiritual life.<\/p><p>Today, as then, the\u00a0<strong>Cammino Mariano Way<\/strong>\u00a0is an invitation to reflect on one\u2019s own spiritual life, on the meaning of life in general.\u00a0<strong>A seed to create a sprout of new life<\/strong>. Accompanied by the<strong>\u00a0rosary<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>pilgrim\u2019s prayers<\/strong>, it is an aid to transcending the daily routine in order to fully understand our potential on this journey that is life.\u00a0<strong>The Cammino Marian Way is for everyone<\/strong>, spiritual or not. The stages are completed according to one\u2019s physical abilities.<\/p><p>Make sure to\u00a0<strong>have always enough water<\/strong>\u00a0with you,\u00a0<strong>sunscreen<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>your phone with full battery<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The\u00a0<strong>Cammino Mariano<\/strong>\u00a0Way can be travelled in both directions. The route is approximately 70 km long and follows\u00a0<strong>official Swiss trails<\/strong>. Some sections are on roads, such as the Melide Dam Bridge or the crossing of Lugano, and the final\/initial sections in both Locarno and Morbio Interiore.<\/p><p>In this new website, we have added a s<strong>ection dedicated to religious and cultural tours of our architectural treasures in Ticino, by popular demand.<\/strong><\/p><p>In order to meet the high demand from<strong>\u00a0pilgrims who speak different languages<\/strong>, we have decided to offer a multilingual website.\u00a0<strong>The texts on our website are translated automatically<\/strong>. There may be translation errors.\u00a0<strong>We thank you for your understanding<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>In the pictures<\/strong>: the signs of Cammino Mariano, Matteo the creator of the Cammino Mariano during a pilgrimage in the Garden of the Mother of God in Greece, The shrine of Madonna del Sasso in Orselina.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us The\u00a0Cammino Mariano\u00a0pilgrimage stems from the rediscovery of our beautiful traditions. 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