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Holiday in a holiday house, holiday apartment on the fantastic
Lake Maggiore in Upper Italy
Holiday apartments - holiday houses -
chalets - hotels - Ascona - Brissago, Cannobio
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Maggiore, with a length of 65 km and an average width of 4 km is a
heavenly beautiful pre-alpine lake! It lies embedded between the
high mountains of the south Alps and belongs to the most popular
lakes of Europe. Around the lake you find a variety of
accommodations such as holiday houses and holiday apartments.
In the last century the lake was designated as one of the most
beautiful lakes of the world from the well-known Baedeker Travel
Guide. The "Lago" extends from the south Alps to the edge of the
Po Valley. In the north it is surrounded by high rock walls and
offers a picturesque sight. In the south the mountains are less
high and gradually begins the hill country of the moraine area,
which finally merges into the
lowlands of Northern Italy.
The wonderful surroundings and the mild climate in protection of
the mountains, with 280 sunny days resp. 2400 sunshine hours in
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The main places on Lake Maggiore
On the shores of the lake grow orange and lemon trees, and camellias
and oleander enchant with their blossoms. The shore slopes are partly
covered with deciduous forest and chestnut groves – very impressing
with the high mountains of the Valle Grande in the background.
Holiday house, holiday apartment, hotel on Lake Maggiore:
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The mountains attract with idyllic mountain villages, imposing summits
and wild canyons. In between there are gentle valleys, which enchant
each hiker.
Who looks for peace and beautiful nature, is in good hands on Lake
Maggiore, on this probably most romantic lake of all you can perfectly
relax and unwind. In particular the Italian shore is considered as
oasis of peace. A holiday house or a holiday apartment is here always
available.
Also sportily active ones will get their money’s worth, apart from
swimming and diving you can practice all other conceivable kinds of
water sports, furthermore there are beautiful golf courses, you can
play tennis, go hiking, climbing, mountain biking and much more.
But also numerous objects of interest in the places around the lake
and in the surroundings attract the visitors. Besides, you really
should experience once the multicoloured hustle and bustle on the
weekly markets, in particular the market of Luino, which is considered
to be the largest market of Italy.
In the lake there are different small islands. In close proximity to
Brissago lies the Isole Brissago, whose botanical garden is worth
seeing and attracts numerous visitors. In the north of Cannero Riviera
lie the two islands of Isole di Cannero and in front of Stresa are the
four Borromean Islands (Isola Bella, Isola Madre, Isola dei Pescatori
and Isola San Giovanni) located. The islands as well as the whole Lake
Maggiore are characterised by beautiful landscape and offer numerous
cultural and historical objects of interest to the visitors.
Facts
 Lake Maggiore is called in German “Langensee” and in Italian “Lago
Verbano”. Like the other lakes of Upper Italy it was formed through
the melting of glaciers. Lake Maggiore is the second largest after
Lake Garda and the westernmost of the three large Italian alpine
lakes. It has a surface of 212 square kilometres.
The largest part of the lake (about 80%) belongs to Italy, where it
forms the boundary line between the two Italian regions of Piedmont
and Lombardy. The smaller part (about 20%) in the extreme north
belongs to Switzerland (canton of Ticino).
The total of the shoreline amounts to about 160 kilometres and
numerous beautiful beaches attract the holidaymakers in the time
between June and September.
The deepest point of the lake is 372 meters, which is more than 170
meters beneath the sea level. Thus it is the deepest lake in
Switzerland.
Main tributary and at the same time the only outlet of the lake is the
river Ticino. In its estuary area thrives a very species-rich fauna
and flora.
Further tributaries are the Verzasca, the Toce and the Maggia.
The lake is very clean and rich in fish and fishermen on Lake Maggiore
fish at least about 150 tons per year.
The passenger shipping industry on the lake exists already since 1826
and operates more than 20 ships. To explore the lake from the ship is
a very special experience.
Location and arrival:
By car:
Coming from the north it is recommendable to take the Swiss motorway
N2 through the Gotthard tunnel. If approaching from the Western part
of Switzerland you drive via Brig and through the Simplon tunnel.
By rail:
You can travel by train until Baveno, a town located on the west shore
of the lake. From there the train drives on along the southwestern
shore. Coming from the north you can take the Gotthard railway, which
drives along the entire eastern shore. From Milano by train you reach
the south of the lake.
By ship:
There are numerous ferries and hydrofoils, which make for a port at
the most important places of the lake. There are also car ferries,
which operate between the eastern and the western shore.
By plane:
You can travel by plane to Milan and from there continue by train. The
destination airport is called Milano Malpensa.
The places on Lake Maggiore (in a clockwise direction)
In Switzerland (canton of Ticion), in the north of the lake:
Brissago
Ronco
Ascona
Locarno
Tenero
Magadino
Vira (Gambarogno)
San Nazzaro
Gerra
In Italy (region of Lombardy), in the east of the lake:
Angera
Porto Valtravaglia
Luino
Laveno-Mombello
Ispra
Ranco
In Italy (region of Piedmont), in the west of the lake:
Arona
Meina
Lesa
Belgirate
Stresa
Baveno
Verbania
Ghiffa
Oggebbio
Cannero Riviera
Cannobio
Lakes in the surrounding area of Lake Maggiore:
The small lakes in the surrounding area are scenically very beautiful.
West of Lake Maggiore lies Lake Orta with its picturesque island San
Giulio. East of Lake Maggiore are the small lakes Lago di Comabbino,
Lago di Monate, and Lake Varese situated. In the Nature Reserve of
Fondotoce, only 4 kilometres far away from Lake Maggiore lies the
small and very warm Lago di Mergozzo. In former times it was once
connected with Lake Maggiore.
The main places on Lake Maggiore:
Places in Switzerland
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Ascona
Brissago
Locarno
Magadino
Minusio
Ronco
Tenero |
Arona
Bassano
Baveno
Brezzo di Bedero
Cannero
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Cannobio
Dormeletto
Fondotoce
Laveno
Lesa
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Maccagno
Meina
Oggebbio
Pino
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Porto Valtravaglia
Stresa
Verbania |
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