European Charter for Sustainable Tourism – ECST Sustainable Tourism at Lake Maggiore Do you know that Consorzio Maggiore is part of the ECST, the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism? The aim of the ECST is to favor a sustainable development of tourism in protected areas and natural parks, giving particular attention to planet’s needs, local…
Sass del Pizz – Nebbiuno Are you searching for a relaxing trekking? A pleasant walking on the hills of lake Maggiore to admire a spectacular panorama? So you must absolutely walk along the path that from Fosseno (Nebbiuno) leads to the top of Sass del Pizz (763 meters high). Once at the top you will…
Alpinia Botanical Garden An amazing view on Lake Maggiore Do you know Alpinia Botanical Garden? It’s a natural balcony where you can admire a breath-taking panorama at 800 meters above the sea level! This garden is located at the bottom of Mottarone Mount, in Alpino area, on the hills of Stresa. It’s famous for the…
Brolo: the cats’ village at Lake Orta Are you a cat lover? If yes, you must absolutely visit the cats’ village on the hills of lake Orta! Yes… there’s a cats’ village also in Piedmont.. and it’s called Brolo, it’s a small hamlet part of the municipality of Nonio, located on the hills of lake…
Orridi of Uriezzo: alpine canyons in Piedmont Have you ever visited some “Orridi”? If you like exploring particular places you certainly can’t miss the “the Orridi of Uriezzo”! They are located near Antigorio Valley, a nice valley not far from Domodossola. But let’s took a step behind… do you know how “Orridi” were created? During the…
Bognanco Valley Bognanco Valley, located not far away from Domodossola, is a real paradise for hikers and unspoilt landscapes-lovers! It’s surely worth a visit because is characterized by incredible panoramas, steep curves and a magic atmosphere… that make the valley almost surreal… more than the 80% of the valley is located at more than 1000…
Big Bench N. 138 – Monte Carza Have you ever heard about Big Benches? Big Bench Community Project is a project born in 2009, thanks to the American designer Chris Bangle, that decided to locate big benches in Langhe area (Piedmont) to substain local communities and tourism… during the years the project become bigger and…
Macugnaga A Walser village at the bottom of Monte Rosa Have you ever been to Macugnaga? It’s an alpine village on the foot of Monte Rosa, on the Piedmont side of the Mount. Macugnaga was inhabited since the XIII century by the Walser population, mountain people of Swiss origin that managed to conquer these areas…
Baveno and Feriolo Must see villages on Lake Maggiore Have you ever heard from the city of Baveno? It’s a small city located in the Borromean Gulf of lake Maggiore that overlooks an incredible panorama over the lake & the mountains! The old church of the XI century is surely worth a visit, with its…
The Cycle Path of Toce River The Cycle Path of Toce River leads from Fondotoce to Domodossola, through woods, old villages and the flowers of lake Maggiore… Camelias, Rhododendrons and Azaleas will make colorfull this cycle track, especially during Spring. So starting from lake Maggiore, where there is the outfall of Toce, you will cycle…
