Verbania Pallanza is famous for the marvellous, extensive botanic gardens of Villa Taranto, founded in 1931 by Captain McEacharn, whose labours produced this amazing result. The garden has plants in flower from March to November, an enchanting sight for visitors.
Verbania also has Villa Giulia, a beautiful mansion which now hosts the Centre for Research into Current Art, as well as Villa San Remigio on the Castagnola Hill, from where there is a marvellous view over a great part of Lake Maggiore.
Art and culture
Several museums on Lake Maggiore and in the Ossola relate the history and culture of a land profoundly attached to its traditions. A major museum is the Landscape Museum of...
The burgh of Vogogna
The ancient burgh of Vogogna in the Ossola valley still conserves the characteristic appearance of a medieval village.
The Castle of the Viscontis which rises above the village...
The reed-beds of Fondotoce and the Lagoni of Mercurago
The Special Nature Reserve of Fondotoce was set up in 1990 and includes the last stretch of the River Toce and part of the Fondotoce flood plain. Its most interesting...
Holy Mounts (Sacri Monti)
The Lake Maggiore, Lake Orta and Ossola areas possess a wealth of churches, sanctuaries and religious buildings of different types. The Sacri Monti, complexes of chapels with...
Zoo Park of Villa Pallavicino
Villa Pallavicino is one of the main tourist attractions of Stresa and of the whole of Lake Maggiore. Its zoo park is a magnet for an increasing number of visitors, old and...
Villa Taranto and Villa San Remigio
Verbania Pallanza is home to two of the finest villas on the whole of Lake Maggiore, Villa Taranto, with its superb botanic gardens, and Villa San Remigio.
The gardens of Villa...
Sport and nature
The Lake Maggiore area offers a wide range of sporting activities and direct contact with nature. Among the area’s parks are the Val Grande National Park, the largest wilderness...
