title: Oropa
text: # Oropa
  
  Oropa is a frazione of the municipality of Biella, in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is famous for the Black Virgin of Oropa statue, which is located in the Sanctuary of Oropa, the basilica of the Sacro Monte di Oropa, one of the Sacri Monti. It is an important destination for local tourism and pilgrimage.
  
  In 1874 was established a meteorogical station by Francesco Denza.
  
  In 1998 was opened the botanical garden.
  
  ## Monumental cemetery
  
  In the monumental cemetery are buried Riccardo Gualino, Quintino Sella and Vittorio Sella.
  
  ## Giro d'Italia
  
  Oropa has been the finish line of a stage of the Giro d'Italia six times.
  
  | Year | Stage | Date | Track | km | Winner | Leader general classification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1963 | 11ª | 29 May | Asti > Santuario di Oropa | 130 | Vito Taccone | Diego Ronchini |
  | 1993 | 20ª | 11 June | Torino > Santuario di Oropa | 162 | Massimo Ghirotto | Miguel Indurain |
  | 1999 | 15ª | 30 May | Racconigi > Santuario di Oropa | 160 | Marco Pantani | Marco Pantani |
  | 2007 | 13ª | 25 May | Biella > Santuario di Oropa (cron. individuale) | 12,6 | Marzio Bruseghin | Danilo Di Luca |
  | 2014 | 14ª | 24 May | Agliè > Oropa | 184 | Enrico Battaglin | Rigoberto Urán |
  | 2017 | 14ª | 20 May | Castellania > Oropa | 131 | Tom Dumoulin | Tom Dumoulin |
  