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…
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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…