Castles of Cannero: the ruins on Lake Maggiore
The Castles of Cannero, ruins on small islands off Cannero Riviera: the history of medieval strongholds and legends of brigands on Lake Maggiore.
Crevoladossola and the Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Crevoladossola and the Church of Saints Peter and Paul: from 1331 to the present day, featuring a local marble façade, Renaissance stained-glass windows and…
Ornavasso: what to see in Lower Ossola
Ornavasso, the gateway to Lower Ossola between Mergozzo and Vogogna: the history of the Leponzi, necropolises and practical tips for visiting the village in…
Stresa: the pearl of Lake Maggiore
Stresa and Villa Ducale, an 18th-century residence of the Bolongaro family and later the home of Antonio Rosmini: frescoes, exotic gardens and the lakeside…
Feriolo: the lakeside promenade on the Borromean Gulf
Feriolo, a hamlet of Baveno: Roman origins, the tragedy of the 1867 landslide and one of the most beloved lakeside promenades on the Borromean…
Orta San Giulio: the romantic village on Lake Orta
Orta San Giulio, an Orange Flag destination overlooking the lake: the UNESCO Sacro Monte with twenty chapels and the Island of San Giulio with…
Divedro Valley: Alpe Veglia, Varzo and the Simplon Tunnel
Divedro Valley, an Alpine corridor between Italy and Switzerland: Varzo’s 53 hamlets, Alpe Veglia and the Simplon Tunnel, the longest in the world for…
Val Bognanco: the valley of a hundred waterfalls
Val Bognanco, the valley of a hundred waterfalls: 29 trails among alpine lakes and peat bogs, with a history linked to mineral waters discovered…
Domodossola International Station and the Simplon Tunnel
Domodossola International Station, designed by architect Luigi Boffi with Baveno granite and Art Nouveau style, is the gateway to the Simplon Tunnel.
Palazzo San Francesco: the exterior of the historic building
The exterior of Palazzo San Francesco in Domodossola: serizzo columns, carved capitals and pointed arches, visible traces of the ancient 13th-century church.
Alpe Devero: the Alpine paradise of the Ossola Valley
Alpe Devero, in the heart of the Veglia-Devero Natural Park: Alpine lakes, scenic trails and the renowned Bettelmatt cheese, in the Ossola Valley.
Candoglia: the marble of Milan Cathedral
Candoglia, the quarry that has supplied the pink marble for Milan Cathedral since 1387, transported along the Toce, Lake Maggiore and the Naviglio Grande…
Beura-Cardezza and the ancient Roman road of Ossola
Beura-Cardezza and its Roman road, dating back to AD 196: a unique mule track section in the Alps, with projecting beola stone slabs designed…
Verbania: a garden on Lake Maggiore
Verbania, a city of over 30,000 inhabitants created from the union of Pallanza, Intra, Suna and Fondotoce: lakeside promenades, Villa Taranto and one of…
Trontano: the castle and the trail towards Val Grande
Trontano, with its legendary castle, the Creggio tower linked to Fra Dolcino and extensive terraced vineyards overlooking the Domodossola plain.
Valle Antrona: wild nature in the Ossola Valley
Valle Antrona, one of the wildest valleys in Ossola: the lake created by a landslide in 1642 and the network of dams and artificial…
The Sacro Monte Calvario of Domodossola, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Sacro Monte Calvario of Domodossola, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003: twelve 17th-century chapels and the place where Antonio Rosmini founded the…
Ossola taverns: places of conviviality and wine
Ossola taverns, from Da Sciolla to Osteria Malatesta in Domodossola: chestnut gnocchi, pasta rustida and dishes from the mountain farming tradition.
Edoardo Patrone Agricultural Farm: our story in brief
From 2016 to today: the story of Edoardo Patrone Agricultural Farm, from the first 0.3 hectares to the 5 hectares of Ossola vineyards cultivated…
Druogno: the gateway to Valle Vigezzo
Druogno, a village of Celtic origin at the gateway to Valle Vigezzo: the Church of San Silvestro and the hamlet of Coimo, known for…
Macugnaga: the Walser village at the foot of Monte Rosa
Macugnaga, a Walser village founded in 1256 at the foot of Monte Rosa: the Titsch language, traditional costumes and the ancient 13th-century Dorf.
Valle Formazza: the oldest Walser colony in Ossola
Valle Formazza, Pomatt in the Walser language: Italy's oldest Walser colony, founded in the 13th century after crossing the Gries Pass.
Anzola d’Ossola and the Church of San Tommaso
Anzola d'Ossola and the Church of San Tommaso, of medieval origin, which became a parish in 1603, with its imposing bell tower still a…
History of Ossola and its illustrious figures
The history of Ossola through illustrious figures: from Geo Chavez's tragic flight in 1910 to the 43 days of the partisan republic in 1944,…
Pieve Vergonte and the gold mines of Val Toppa
Pieve Vergonte and the Val Toppa gold mine, discovered after the flood of 1250–51 and worked until 1947: now open to visitors with the…
Piazza Mercato: the symbol of Domodossola
Piazza Mercato in Domodossola: 15th-century porticoes, coats of arms of noble families and a weekly market that tradition dates back to AD 917.
Via dei torchi e dei mulini: the trail to Villadossola
The Via dei torchi e dei mulini, a historic trail between Domodossola and Villadossola: community bread ovens, grape presses and mills among mountain hamlets.
Masera: the village at the entrance to Valle Vigezzo
Masera, gateway to Valle Vigezzo, mentioned in documents as early as 970 AD: the ancient Church of Sant'Abbondio and the station of the historic…
The Sacred Mount of Ghiffa on Lake Maggiore
The Sacred Mount of Ghiffa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003: three chapels dating from the 16th and 17th centuries on a natural…
Trasquera and the Devil’s Bridge in Valle Divedro
Trasquera and the Devil's Bridge in Valle Divedro: a 1874 structure with a spectacular route, between legend and mountain engineering.
Oggebbio: fifteen villages on Lake Maggiore
Oggebbio, a municipality of fifteen villages on Lake Maggiore: from Gonte, with the tallest bell tower in the Upper Verbano area, to Cadessino's 15th-century…
Baveno: pink granite and waters on Lake Maggiore
Baveno and its famous pink granite, used from the Arco della Pace in Milan to the Royal Palace in Bangkok, between the Church of…
Premosello-Chiovenda and the Church of the Assumption
Premosello-Chiovenda, with the 16th-century Church of the Assumption, the hamlets of Colloro and Cuzzago, and a community electricity cooperative active since 1919.
Omegna: the Forum and the Gianni Rodari Fantasy Park
Omegna, Italy's capital of household goods, home to Alessi, Bialetti and Lagostina, celebrated by the Forum museum, and the birthplace of Gianni Rodari on…
Vogogna: one of the most beautiful villages in the Lower Ossola
Vogogna, a medieval village and capital of the Lower Ossola in the 14th century: the Visconti Castle and the ancient Rocca, now among Italy's…
Montecrestese and its hidden parish church
Montecrestese, the Riviera of Ossola: the valley’s tallest bell tower, ancient hamlets divided into medieval squads and a climate that has always favoured grape…
Crodo: the spa and home of Crodino
Crodo, home of Crodino: the mineral waters said by legend to have been discovered by crusaders, now at the heart of an industrial history…
Palazzo San Francesco: between wine and church in Domodossola
Palazzo San Francesco in Domodossola: from a 13th-century church to a civic museum, the site of the dedication to the Visconti in 1381, now…
Toce Waterfall: one of the highest waterfalls in the Alps
The Toce Waterfall, 143 metres high in Val Formazza: one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the Alps, regulated by the Ponte hydroelectric power…
Borromean Islands: Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori
The Borromean Islands on Lake Maggiore: Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori, among historic palaces, botanical gardens and fishing villages.
Val Grande National Park: the wild heart of the Alps
Val Grande National Park, the largest wilderness area in the Italian Alps: hiking and unspoilt nature in the Ossola Valley.
Santa Maria Maggiore: the heart of Valle Vigezzo
Santa Maria Maggiore, the main town of Valle Vigezzo: the valley of painters and chimney sweeps, with elegant squares and Art Nouveau villas.
Alpe Veglia: pastures and wilderness in the Veglia-Devero Park
Alpe Veglia, an Alpine plateau in Valle Divedro within the Veglia-Devero Natural Park: pastures, wilderness and hiking in Val d'Ossola.
Villa Taranto: the botanical gardens of Verbania
Villa Taranto, from Scotland to Lake Maggiore: the story of Captain Neil McEacharn, who in 1931 created one of the world's most famous botanical…
Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Blood in Re
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Blood in Re, in Valle Vigezzo: one of Piedmont's most important pilgrimage destinations.
Bognanco Fonti: the spa village of Val Bognanco
Bognanco Fonti, discovered in 1863 and flourishing during the Belle Époque: in 1929, Italy's first automatically bottled thermal water.
Baceno and Premia: the villages of the Antigorio Valley
Baceno and Premia, villages of the Antigorio Valley: gateway to Alpe Devero and land of thermal springs in the Ossola Valley.
How to get to Val d’Ossola: train, car and plane
How to reach Val d'Ossola by train, car or plane: key connections for organising a visit to this corner of Piedmont.
Food and wine weekend in Val d’Ossola: itinerary among vineyards, villages and lakes
A weekend itinerary among vineyards, historic villages and Lake Maggiore, to discover the food and wine soul of Val d'Ossola.
When to visit the Val d’Ossola: climate and best seasons
The best seasons to visit the Val d'Ossola, from vine flowering and the autumn grape harvest to high-altitude hikes.
Cannero Riviera: what to see on Lake Maggiore
Cannero Riviera, with its name added in 1947, has a Mediterranean climate with camellias and palms: history dating back to 985, the Sforza destruction…
Cannobio: what to see between the historic centre and the Sant’Anna Gorge
Cannobio, with its medieval historic centre, the Sanctuary of the Most Holy Pietà dating from 1583 and the Sant'Anna Gorge, a ravine carved by…
Gravellona Toce and the Pedemonte necropolises
Gravellona Toce and the Pedemonte necropolis: 126 burials used for a thousand years by the Golasecca and Lepontii peoples, now recounted by the Antiquarium…
Arona: the city of the Borromeos on Lake Maggiore
Arona, birthplace of Saint Charles Borromeo: the medieval Rocca and the Sancarlone, a 35-metre statue that can be visited from the inside on Lake…
Valle Vigezzo: the valley of painters towards Switzerland
Valle Vigezzo, the valley of painters and chimney sweeps: the Rossetti Valentini School, founded in 1878, and Italy's only museum dedicated to chimney sweeps.
Anzasca Valley: Monte Rosa and the Walser village of Macugnaga
Anzasca Valley, between Monte Rosa and the Walser village of Macugnaga: what to see along one of the most evocative valleys in the Ossola…
Valle Antigorio: the gateway to Formazza and Alpe Devero
Valle Antigorio, a Latin land between Baceno, Crodo and Premia: the Giant’s Kettles of Croveo and a history marked by plague and witch trials.
Mergozzo: the Orange Flag village on the lake
Mergozzo, an Orange Flag village on Italy's clearest lake: five thousand years of history linked to stone, between the Riva and Sasso districts.
The wine tradition in Ossola: from the 14th century to today
The Ossola wine tradition begins with a will from 1309, which already mentions Prünent as a grape variety intended for Mass wine in Domodossola.
Villadossola and the Church of San Bartolomeo
Villadossola, between the Romanesque architecture of San Bartolomeo and the industrial history that earned it the nickname of the 'Manchester of the former Novara…
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