Verbania celebrates Blue Flag 2023 Today, the municipality of Verbania received the award from the FEE, the European Foundation for Environmental Education, at the CNR headquarters in Rome. Among the sea and lake locations that have been awarded the Blue Flag for 2023, in addition to Verbania there is also the municipality of San Maurizio…
The Blossomings of Lake Maggiore A list of the most enchanting blossomings of Lake Maggiore, must see during springtime! Botanical Gardens of Villa Taranto Villa Taranto has one of the most important botanical gardens in the world. Thousands of plant species and flowers of all kinds – eucalyptus, azalea, rhododendron, magnolia, maple, camellia and dahlia – cover an area of 16 hectares,…
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…
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…
Stresa The Pearl of Lake Maggiore Stresa, also known as “The Pearl of Lake Maggiore” is one of the most exclusive spots of lake Maggiore. Enjoy a walking along the magnificient lakeside and let yourself be enchanted by the perfumes of the flowers that decorates the lakefront, admire an incredible panorama over the Borromean Gulf…
And the Landscape Museum Verbania-Pallanza and the Landscape Museum Tired of modern life? Come to Pallanza and go for a ride on the Time Machine. When you’ll rich the lakeside, suddenly you’ll feel like entering a nineteenth-century picture. You could almost get a feeling of seeing noblemen with bowlers and sticks and ladies with hoop…
Lake Mergozzo One of the most romantic lakes of Italy So, were you thinking of knowing everything about Piedmont lakes, weren’t you? Sorry… you were wrong! You missed the prettiest: Lake Mergozzo. It is a little “shy”, hidden between the bigger ones Maggiore and Orta. And it is the younger: only five century ago it…
Villa Taranto Botanical Garden on Lake Maggiore Villa Taranto was built in the 1830s by a Scot, Captain Neil McEacharn, and it has one of the richest botanical gardens in the world. The grandiose park of Villa Taranto connects the two sections of the town, Pallanza and Intra. The gardens have been laid out in…
Villa Pallavicino Botanical & Zoological Park in Stresa The gardens of Villa Pallavicino extend over an area of more than 16 hectares and form the “balcony” of Lago Maggiore. Visitors young and old can delight in its glorious world of plants and can visit a zoological garden with more than 40 species of animals from…
Mottarone The Mount of 7 lakes Nature and fun? It’s possible at the Mottarone Mount! This Mount is located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta, a perfect position to enjoy a unique panorama! Mottarone is ideal for climbing, mountain biking or trekking, and in winter, for skiing. Mottarone Bike Rental: Rent one of our bikes…
