ISOLA BELLA

Famous throughout the world, the Italian baroque garden of Isola Bella is a perfect combination of art and nature.
At the center stands the Teatro Massimo: an evocative architectural construction consisting of ten terraces that form a pyramid adorned with fountains, obelisks and statues. It is possible to climb to the top of the theater on a large terrace, which with its 37 meters above the lake level is the privileged place to enjoy the panorama of the Borromean Gulf. Since 2002, the Isola Bella garden has been part of the prestigious British Royal Horticultural Society.

A fascinating journey inside the princely residence passes through over 20 historic rooms, including the Throne Room, the New Hall, the Music Room, the Napoleon Room and the Ballroom. A rare example of an entirely preserved Baroque collection in Northern Italy is the Galleria dei Quadri or of General Berthier which houses a collection of 130 works, among which authors such as Boltraffio, Giampietrino, Daniele Crespi stand out. On the lower floor, almost level with the lake, there are six caves covered with pebbles, tuff, stucco and marble originally built to amaze and refresh the guests of the Palazzo.

ENTRANCE: Palace and Garden visit Euro 18.00 per adult. For any other combination, see the attached price list: https://www.isoleborromee.it/ingressi/

HOW TO GET THERE: By public transport: see the attached Lake Maggiore Navigation timetable: https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/risultati?lake=Maggiore. With private service: on board our Giada boat at a cost of Euro 98 per person. The price includes the entire day of navigation, starting from the jetty of the Hotel + the entrance to Palazzo Borromeo and the garden. For any other combination, please contact the hotel reception.

ISOLA MADRE

With its eight hectares of extension, Isola Madre is the largest of the Borromean Islands. The botanical heritage and the strong exotic imprint have made it "the most voluptuous place seen in the world" (cit. Gustave Flaubert).
From an agricultural estate with plantations of vines, figs, olive trees, chestnuts and cherry trees to the creation of Italian-style terraces with oranges, lemons and cedars. Starting in the nineteenth century, the park was transformed: thanks to the particular microclimate, rare botanical species from all over the world found their habitat in this magnificent English garden. Animals with colorful plumage and lush vegetation still make it the perfect destination for lovers of nature and hidden beauty.
Since 2002, the garden of Isola Madre has been part of the prestigious English circuit of the Royal Horticultural Society.

ENTRANCE: Palace and Garden visit Euro 15.00 per adult. For any other combination, see the attached price list: https://www.isoleborromee.it/ingressi/

HOW TO GET THERE: By public transport: see the attached Lake Maggiore Navigation timetable: https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/risultati?lake=Maggiore. With private service: on board our Giada boat at a cost of Euro 95 per person. The price includes the entire day of navigation, starting from the Hotel pier + the entrance to the Palace and the garden. For any other combination, please contact the hotel reception.

PARCO PALLAVICINO

The Pallavicino Park extends for 18 hectares on the Stresa lakeside between plants and flowered avenues. Great wonder of the park are the centuries-old trees among which the chestnuts and the giant lyriodendrons stand out among the oldest in Italy as well as the grandiose cedar of Lebanon. The Garden of Flowers, with its colorful flower beds and rose garden, always offers new blooms throughout the summer.

The Pallavicino Park is famous above all for the over 50 species that live there. Many of the animals were already here when the management of the park passed to the Borromeo in 2017, such as zebras, kangaroos, coatis, the Antigone crane, flamingos. Someone joined later, especially in the Farm which with its fallow deer, llamas, alpacas, sheep and goats is today an area strongly desired to make possible a true, playful but also educational encounter in respect and trust between human and being. animal. The Pallavicino Park is also the referent of the VCO Province for the recovery of wild animals.

ENTRANCE: Visit to the Park Euro 12.00 per adult. For any other combination, see the attached price list: https://www.isoleborromee.it/ingressi/

HOW TO GET THERE: By public transport: see the attached Lake Maggiore Navigation timetable: https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/risultati?lake=Maggiore. Arrival Stresa and then a short walk to the park entrance. With private service: aboard our Giada boat at a cost of Euro 92 per person. The price includes the entire day of navigation, starting from the jetty of the Hotel + the entrance to the Pallavicino Park. For any other combination, please contact the hotel reception.

VILLA TARANTO

The gardens of Villa Taranto are one of the great attractions of Lake Maggiore. The 16-hectare botanical park located in Pallanza offers extraordinary colors with its 20,000 plants, 80,000 flowering bulbs and 15,000 small border plants that cover the numerous terraces. It is open every day from 8.30 to 18.30 in high season. The duration of the visit, depending on the route, is 1h15 'or 1h45'. The visits are free and the plants all have a nomenclature.

ENTRANCE: visit of the Garden Euro 11 per adult. For other combinations see the website https://www.villataranto.it/it/info-e-prezzo/

HOW TO GET THERE: Public transport: see the attached Lake Maggiore Navigation timetable: https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/risultati?lake=Maggiore. Private service: on board our Giada boat, round trip, starting from the Hotel jetty at set times and reaching the direct docking of Villa Taranto at the price of 90 euros for each adult. For any other information, please contact the hotel reception.

GIARDINO ALPINIA

The Alpinia Botanical Garden is located in Alpino, a fraction of the Municipality of Stresa at an altitude of 800 meters. It offers more than 700 different plant species, most of which are alpine, but it is also possible to find species from the East and America. Since 1934 the Garden has given new emotions every season; all this is due to the founder Iginio Ambrosini, who had the idea of ​​transforming a simple pasture into a wonderful area, from the 12000 square meters that were at the beginning now it extends over 40000 square meters and every single area has its own history from to tell!

ENTRANCE: Visit to the Garden Euro 5.00 per adult. For any other combination, see the attached price list: http://giardinobotanicoalpinia.altervista.org/orari-tariffe/

HOW TO GET THERE: The Alpinia Garden can be reached from Stresa with the panoramic road driving throw Vezzo, Gignese and at the End the Alpino location.

CASTELLI DI CANNERO

In 1519 Ludovico Borromeo settled on the islets in front of Cannero and Cannobio. Exactly five centuries later the work for the restoration of the Castles of Cannero resumed.
Three years is the time needed to transform them into a museum that will tell the story of the castle through the centuries, thanks to the artifacts found during the archaeological excavation campaigns and with the help of appropriate information technologies.

The Castles of Cannero can be admired from the lake with a daily excursion on our Giada boat.

The excursion lasts about 1 hour with departure and arrival at the pier in front of the Park Hotel Italia. While sailing you can enjoy a pleasant aperitif. You will also be given a booklet with the history of the Castles and Villas and before departure a guide will illustrate the route. All at a cost of 15 euros per person.

MUSEO DEL PAESAGGIO

Born in 1909 as a Historical Artistic Museum of Verbano and the adjacent valleys by the will of Antonio Massara. In 1914 it assumed the current name of Landscape Museum, with the aim of encouraging the study of the natural and artistic beauties of the region and promoting its protection, and found a new location in the seventeenth-eighteenth-century Viani-Dugnani building owned by the municipality. Currently Palazzo Viani Dugnani, completely renovated in its layout, houses the painting and sculpture collections. The most consistent and significant nucleus of the art gallery is represented by Lombard and Piedmontese painting of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with the important works of Guido Boggiani, Arnaldo Ferraguti, Daniele Ranzoni and Mario Tozzi. The sculpture section includes the plaster cast gallery which houses 340 works by the impressionist sculptor Paolo Troubetzkoy (1866-1938) and the significant groups of works by Giulio Branca (1850-1926) - representative of the nineteenth-century celebratory and historical re-enactment sculpture - and Arturo Martini (1889 -1947), considered the most important Italian sculptor between the two wars.

The Landscape Museum is a cultural institution deeply linked to the territory of Lake Maggiore and its back valleys. This bond, which is the basis of its constitution, has been consolidated in more than a century of life and is also the foundation of its mission.The main exhibition site of the Museum is Palazzo Viani Dugnani in Verbania Pallanza, in Via Ruga, 44, which houses the Troubetzkoy Gipsoteca, the sculpture collection, the Pinacoteca and temporary exhibitions.

Palazzo Viani Dugnani, via Ruga n.44, 28922 - Verbania (VB)

Opening hours: from March to September: from Tuesday to Friday 10.00-18.00, Saturday and Sunday 10.00-19.00

From October to February: Friday 14.00-17.00, Saturday and Sunday: 11.00-17.00

It is advisable to always consult the site for any updates to the times and methods of visiting: www.museodelpaeggio.it

ENTRANCE: Admission to visit the Museum per adult Euro 5.00.

HOW TO GET THERE: By public transport: see the attached Lake Maggiore Navigation timetable: https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/risultati?lake=Maggiore. With private transport: with our Giada boat at a cost of Euro .... per person. The price includes the entire day of navigation, starting from the jetty of the Hotel and arriving on the lakefront of Pallanza. With a walk of about 5 minutes you can reach the Museum. For any other information, please contact the hotel reception.

Mercato di Cannobio

Market held every Sunday in Cannobio from 8 to 13. The stalls offer traditional food products, fruit, vegetables, meats and cheeses. A section is dedicated to fashion with clothes, shoes, bags and accessories. The shops in Cannobio remain open for the occasion.

HOW TO GET THERE: Public transport: see the attached Lake Maggiore Navigation timetable: https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/risultati?lake=Maggiore. Private service: with our Giada boat, round trip, starting from the Hotel pier at set times. For any other information, please contact the hotel reception. The market with its stalls is located along the lakeside promenade of Cannobio, which can be easily reached by both the Navigazione boats and the Giada boat.

MERCATO DI LUINO

Market held every Wednesday in Luino from 8 to 16.00. The stalls offer traditional food products, fruit, vegetables, meats and cheeses. A section is dedicated to fashion with clothes, shoes, bags and accessories. The Luino market is appreciated for its leather products. There is also a wide range of plants and flowers.

HOW TO GET THERE: Public transport: see the attached Lake Maggiore Navigation timetable: https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/risultati?lake=Maggiore. Private service: with our Giada boat, round trip, starting from the Hotel pier at set times. For any other information, please contact the hotel reception. The market with its stalls develops from the lakeside promenade of Luino towards the internal streets and squares.