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Culture, tours, nature and beauty
DOMODOSSOLA
Domodossola is the heart of Ossola, today as in the past it is the fulcrum of a border land, a crossroads of cultures and businesses.
Its beautiful medieval village is a real treasure of art and architecture, with its unmissable historical market on Saturday.It is the ideal starting point to discover the small villages that surround it and the Sacred Mount Calvary UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Its beautiful medieval village is a real treasure of art and architecture, with its unmissable historical market on Saturday.It is the ideal starting point to discover the small villages that surround it and the Sacred Mount Calvary UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The best places of interest are:
- Piazza Mercato
- Palazzo di Città (1847)
- Palazzo Mellerio ( 1816)
- Palazzo S.Francesco (1300)
- Palazzo Silva
- Via Briona
- La Motta
- Collegiata dei SS.Gervasio e Protasio (1792/17797)
- Madonna della Neve (XVIII sec.)
- Teatro Galletti
- La cinta muraria
- Sacro Monte Calvario (Patrimonio dell’UNESCO)
OSSOLA VALLEY
The Ossola Valley is a wide alpin valley, considered one of the most beautiful areas of Piedmont, a place still unspoilt and wild, a paradise for those who loves mountains and nature.
An holiday in Ossola Valley allows you to immerse yourself in the beauty of a place where nature and traditions make you relive the ancient history, the ideal place to regenerate.
An holiday in Ossola Valley allows you to immerse yourself in the beauty of a place where nature and traditions make you relive the ancient history, the ideal place to regenerate.
Ossola Valley is composed by seven valleys:
- Valle Vigezzo - www.vallevigezzo.it
- Valle Anzasca - www.macugnaga-monterosa.it
- Valle Antigorio - www.comune.crodo.vb.it
- Valle Formazza - www.valformazza.it
- Valle Antrona - www.valleantrona.com
- Valle Divedro - www.valdivedro.it
- Valle Bognanco - www.altavallebognanco.it
LAKE MAGGIORE
Borromean Islands include: Island Bella, Island Madre, Fishermen Island.
Island Bella is famous for the beautiful Palazzo Borromeo and for the baroque garden, which is considered the most ancient and gorgeous in Europe, with multicolored bloom through the year. As you as you set foot on the island you’ll be amazed by the beauty you’ll be surrounded by.
Fishermen Island is the only one of the three islands that is inhabited all year round. On this island you will find a school, a Romanesque church with frescoes of the '400, a small cemetery and numerous shops located in the streets of the center. It’s the perfect place for a candlelit dinner with your love!
Isola Madre is completely surrounded by the green of its immense and flowery garden: immerse yourself in nature and get ready to meet a fauna of eastern birds, such as white peacocks, golden pheasants and parrots, free in the beautiful park.
Island Bella is famous for the beautiful Palazzo Borromeo and for the baroque garden, which is considered the most ancient and gorgeous in Europe, with multicolored bloom through the year. As you as you set foot on the island you’ll be amazed by the beauty you’ll be surrounded by.
Fishermen Island is the only one of the three islands that is inhabited all year round. On this island you will find a school, a Romanesque church with frescoes of the '400, a small cemetery and numerous shops located in the streets of the center. It’s the perfect place for a candlelit dinner with your love!
Isola Madre is completely surrounded by the green of its immense and flowery garden: immerse yourself in nature and get ready to meet a fauna of eastern birds, such as white peacocks, golden pheasants and parrots, free in the beautiful park.