Lago Maggiore
Parks, castles and boat trips
Surrounded by the Alps and the Monte Rosa, with its 4000 meters, Lago Maggiore is the ideal destination for those who want an holiday into nature and relax, with the fashion shops and the luxury villas around the lake.
Lago Maggiore and its surrounding hills and towns, in the north-west of Italy, keep the secrets of the traditions an of the cuisine of this wonderful area.
In the upper part is situated the National Park Val Grande, famous for being wild and unpolluted, ideal place your holidays into nature with its paths for walks and hikes.
Discover then the valleys of the lake: Val Vigezzo, also known as 'The painter's Valley', Val Formazza, where the waterfall of Toce can be admired, Valle Anzasca, dominated by the walsers' town of Macugnaga and Valle Antrona, with its alpine lakes.
Walking along the lake the typical villas and the sumptuous gardens can be admires especially in Stresa and Verbania, where Borromeo gardens, Villa Taranto and Villa San Remigio ae open to visits.
In the gulf of Stresa are situated th islands 'Borromee': Isola Bella with its palace and the gardens, examples of the baroque in Italy; Isola Madre, the biggest, with its botanic garden and Rocca Borromeo, a fortified castle with a panoramic view of Lago Maggiore.Discover then the valleys of the lake: Val Vigezzo, also known as 'The painter's Valley', Val Formazza, where the waterfall of Toce can be admired, Valle Anzasca, dominated by the walsers' town of Macugnaga and Valle Antrona, with its alpine lakes.
Walking along the lake the typical villas and the sumptuous gardens can be admires especially in Stresa and Verbania, where Borromeo gardens, Villa Taranto and Villa San Remigio ae open to visits.
