by Edoardo | Sep 21, 2026 | places
Arona is one of the most important towns on the Piedmont side of Lake Maggiore, closely linked to the Borromeo family and one of its most celebrated members: Saint Charles Borromeo. The Rocca where Saint Charles was born Arona was one of the Borromeos’ first...
by Edoardo | Sep 21, 2026 | places
The Valle Vigezzo is known throughout Italy as “the valley of painters and chimney sweeps”, a double nickname that tells the story of two very different trades, both equally linked to the seasonal migration that characterised the valley for centuries. The...
by Edoardo | Sep 21, 2026 | places
The Monte Rosa and Macugnaga are the symbols of the Anzasca Valley: the second-highest peak in the Alps and one of the most evocative Walser villages in the Ossola Valley. Where is Anzasca Valley located? Anzasca Valley stretches from Piedimulera to Macugnaga, at the...
by Edoardo | Sep 21, 2026 | places
The Valle Antigorio is one of Ossola’s side valleys, a land of Latin language and culture that serves as an antechamber to the Walser Val Formazza, located directly to the north along the same valley corridor. The municipalities of the valley Valle Antigorio includes...
by Edoardo | Sep 21, 2026 | places
Mergozzo is a village awarded the Touring Club Italiano Orange Flag, nestled on the western tip of the lake of the same name, one of the clearest in Italy. Five thousand years of history Prehistoric remains identified on the surrounding heights show that people...
