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Lake Maggiore

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Our guides

We have written two guides for our guests, place by place: the famous sights and the ones you only find out about by living here, with opening times, prices and how long it takes starting from the house. They will be your compass around the Verbano Cusio Ossola, and they are free for every guest of Casa Camelia.

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A few travel tips

Half an hour by car takes you from botanical gardens to peaks above a thousand metres, from islands in the middle of the lake to small alpine lakes. It is hard to have two days the same.

The flower-lined paths of the Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens on Lake Maggiore

Villas and gardens

Villa Taranto, the Borromean Islands
and the Santa Caterina hermitage

Villa Taranto Botanical GardensThousands of species from all over the world, flower-lined paths and fountains by the lake. At their best in spring.
Borromean IslandsIsola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori: in the same family for over six centuries.
Santa Caterina del Sasso hermitageA monastery clinging to the rock, suspended above the water.

Days in the water

The beaches of Lake Maggiore
and Lake Mergozzo

Lake Mergozzo No motorboats, so the cleanest water around. The Sentiero Azzurro path runs around it as far as Montorfano.
The beaches of Lake Maggiore Shingle, grass or jetty: there is the easy one with parking and the one you can only reach on foot.
SUP and kayak You can hire them along the shore. Best early in the morning or towards evening, when the lake goes calm.

Mountains and paths

The Val Grande park
and the Ossola valleys

Monte Faié, Morissolo, Spalavera, ZedaThe peaks above the house: the walks start a few minutes from here, with the lake always below you.
Val GrandeThe largest wilderness area in Italy. Piancavallone, Cicogna, Pogallo, with mountain huts to stop at.
Devero, Antrona, VigezzoThe Ossola valleys: alpine lakes, high pastures and clear water.

For those who want something more

Zipline, the Vigezzina railway
and e-bikes in the Val Grande

Lake Maggiore Zipline

Two kilometres of cable 350 metres above the ground, a minute and a half at over 120 km/h. No training needed.

Vigezzina Centovalli railway

Fifty-two kilometres to Locarno across 83 bridges and through 34 tunnels, one of the most beautiful train journeys in Europe.

E-bikes in the Val Grande

The easiest way to get up high without being in training, on the paths that start from the valley floor.

Where we eat

Where to eat in Verbania
and nearby

The closest Nonno Grillo across the road, Locanda a Sud in Ceredo, the Minigolf in San Martino.
The traditional and the finer ones Trattoria della Stella, I Filari, Antica Osteria San Pietro, Monte Rosso in Suna.
Drinks, ice cream and a snack La Casera in piazza Ranzoni, Ittico on the lake in Pallanza, Gelato d'Altri Tempi in Intra.

All of this within a day

Villas, beaches, paths and tables: from Casa Camelia you reach them in half an hour, and in the evening you come back to sleep with the lake below the window. Choose your dates and take your time deciding where to start.

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