The School of Fine Arts “Rossetti Valentini” in Santa Maria Maggiore The ‘Rossetti Valentini’ School of Fine Arts turned 145 years old in 2023. Founded by the painter Giovanni Maria Rossetti Valentini with the aim of teaching a profession, it became the hub of artistic and intellectual activities that, with the master Enrico Cavalli, made…
Ski Touring- 4 Most beautiful routes in Ossola Valley Are you passionate about ski touring? Do you like to explore unspoiled nature? The Ossola Valley is your next destination! The Ossola Valleys offer some of the most engaging and adrenaline-pumping itineraries in Italy, with exciting landscapes, perfect for ski touring. With its unique routes, the…
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…
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…
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…
The “Cava Madre” of Candoglia-Mergozzo The “Cava Madre”, literally “the Mother Quarry”, is where the Duomo of Milan was born. Not only a pun. A guided visit at the “Cava” will make you discover how the Mountain moved to the city and became a Cathedral. The heavy marble, coming out from the deep of the…
Vogogna and its Castle A famous Italian song tells about a boy looking for Africa in his backyard… and here in Vogogna you can really find Africa! Here, like nowhere in the world, the African tectonic plate appears from the deep of the Earth and we can take a look on it… isn’t she lovely?…
Antigorio Valley A few kilometers away from Domodossola we can find Valle Antigorio: a long valley enclosed by high mountains that give unique sensations to its visitors. If you visit this Valley you have absolutely to see “the Orridi of Uriezzo”, deep and tortuous cavities carved into the rock by glaciers and streams. The natural…
The “Sacro Monte” of Domodossola What to do in Domodossola? On the top of the “Mattarella” hill, a place where prehistoric traces were left, the Sacro Monte is now a place of Peace and Spirituality. But, in the past Ages, the thud of battle sounded here. The medieval castle on the rock was destroyed by…
