Cireggio
District of Omegna
Piedmont - Italy

Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. It was created in 1996 through the fusion of three distinct regions which had previously been part of the Province of Novara. The area flanking the western shore of Verbano (or Lago Maggiore) forms the eastern part of the province; Cusio (or Lago d’Orta) and its environs form the southern part; while the north and east of the province consists of the Ossola, a region of Alpine mountains and valleys.

Located at 45.9333, 8.53333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Provinces of Italy

Borromean Islands

The Borromean Islands (It. Isole Borromee) are a group of three small islands and two islets in the Italian part of Lago Maggiore, located in the western arm of the lake, between Verbania to the north and Stresa to the south. Together totalling just 50 acres (20 hectares) in area, they are a major local tourist attraction for their picturesque setting.

Located at 45.9078, 8.53861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Islands of Piedmont, Islands of Lake Maggiore, House of Borromeo

Lake Orta

Lake Orta is a lake in northern Italy west of Lake Maggiore. It has been so named since the 16th century, but was previously called the Lago di San Giulio, after Saint Julius (4th century), the patron saint of the region; Cusio is a merely poetical name. Its southern end is about 35 km by rail NW of Novara on the main Turin-Milan line, while its north end is about 6 km by rail south of the Gravellona-Toce railway station, half-way between Ornavasso and Omegna.

Located at 45.8172, 8.40667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Lakes of Piedmont, Subalpine lakes of Italy, Waterways of Italy, Province of Novara, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Isola San Giulio

Isola San Giulio or San Giulio Island is an island within Lake Orta in Piedmont, northwestern Italy. The island is 275 metres long (north/south), and is 140 metres wide (east/west). The most famous building on the island is the Basilica of Saint Giulio close to which you can see the monumental old Seminary (1840s). Since 1976 it has been transformed into a Benedictine monastery.

Located at 45.7961, 8.39986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Islands of Piedmont, Lake islands of Europe, Province of Novara

Carcegna

Carcegna is a small village located above the eastern shore of Lake Orta, at an altitude of 490m, in the Province of Novara, Piedmont, Italy. Administratively a frazione of the commune of Miasino, it has 260 inhabitants, called Carcegnesi. Its patron saint is Saint Peter, celebrated on 29 June. Archaeological excavations have brought to light Gaulish, Gallo-Roman and Etruscan remains. In the outskirts of the village there are ruins of a fortification, probably of Lombard origin.

Located at 45.8, 8.41667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Frazioni of the Province of Novara

Isola Bella (Lago Maggiore)

Isola Bella (lit. 'beautiful island') is one of the Borromean Islands of Lago Maggiore in north Italy. The island is situated in the Borromean Gulf 400 metres from the lakeside town of Stresa. Isola Bella is 320 metres long by 400 metres wide and is entirely occupied by the Palace and its Italianate garden.

Located at 45.8953, 8.52722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Islands of Lake Maggiore, Islands of Piedmont, Gardens in Piedmont, Italian Renaissance gardens, Baroque architecture in Italy, House of Borromeo

Isola dei Pescatori

Isola dei Pescatori (lit. Fishermen’s Island) is an island of Lago Maggiore in northern Italy. As the most northerly of the three principal Borromean Islands it is also known as Isola Superiore and, with a population of 32, it is the only one to be inhabited all year round. Unlike Isola Bella and Isola Madre, the island no longer belongs to the Borromeo. The island is about 375 metres long by 100 metres wide.

Located at 45.9006, 8.52056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Islands of Piedmont, Islands of Lake Maggiore, House of Borromeo

Toce

The Toce is a river in Piedmont, Italy, which stretches the length of the Val d'Ossola from the Swiss border to Lake Maggiore into which it debouches near Fondotoce in the Commune of Verbania. The river is 83,6 kilometres in length and is formed in the upper Val Formazza by the confluence of a number of torrents in the plain of Riale.

Located at 45.9333, 8.48333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Po basin, Rivers of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Tributaries of Lake Maggiore

Sacro Monte di Varallo

The Sacred Mountain of Varallo (Italian: Sacro Monte di Varallo) is the oldest of the Italian and foreign constructions of its kind. It was founded in 1491, by friar Bernardino Caimi of the Ordine dei Minori Osservanti di San Francesco. The Sacro Monte was built on a rocky foundation, positioned on the slopes of Monte Tre Croci (Mount of three crosses), on the left-hand side of the river Sesia, where it leaves Val Mastallone.

Located at 45.8186, 8.25472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Piedmont, World Heritage Sites in Italy, Sacri Monti, Visitor attractions in Piedmont

Sacro Monte di Orta

The Sacro Monte di Orta is a Roman Catholic devotional complex in the comune of Orta San Giulio on the summit of a hill known as San Nicolao, which faces the western shore of Lake Orta. It is one of the Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. Construction of the complex, dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi, began in 1583. The project by the Capuchin friar Cleto da Castelletto Ticino involved 36 chapels, of which only 20 were built.

Located at 45.7978, 8.41111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Piedmont, World Heritage Sites in Italy, Sacri Monti, Visitor attractions in Piedmont

Isola Madre

Isola Madre, at 220 m wide and 330 m long, is the largest island of the Isole Borromee archipelago which falls within the Italian part of the Alpine Lake Maggiore, in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piedmont. The island is occupied by a number of buildings and architectural structures and is especially well known for its gardens. In the past it was known as Isola di San Vittore and later as Isola Maggiore.

Located at 45.9111, 8.53778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Islands of Piedmont, Islands of Lake Maggiore, Gardens in Piedmont, House of Borromeo

Lago di Mergozzo

Lago di Mergozzo (En. Lake Mergozzo) is a small sub-alpine lake in northern Italy just to the west of Lago Maggiore and north of Lago d'Orta, at the mouth of the Val d’Ossola in the province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piedmont. In ancient times it was the extreme point of the short northwestern arm of Lago Maggiore, formed by glaciation.

Located at 45.9556, 8.46667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Lakes of Piedmont, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Isolino di San Giovanni

The Isolino di San Giovanni is a small island belonging to the Borromean group of Lake Maggiore, one of the main subalpine lakes of northern Italy. It is situated some way to the north of the others in the group, 30 metres west of the shoreline of Pallanza, a frazione of Verbania. It is part of the frazione Pallanza.

Located at 45.9167, 8.55528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Islands of Piedmont, Islands of Lake Maggiore, House of Borromeo

Giardini Botanici dell'Isola Madre

The Giardini Botanici dell'Isola Madre (8 hectares) are historic botanical gardens located on the grounds of Isola Madre in the Borromean Islands of Lake Maggiore, accessible by ferry from Stresa, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy. They are open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The gardens extend in seven terraces across the small island of Isola Madre, originally inhabited by Count Lancillotto Borromeo in the early sixteenth century.

Located at 45.9111, 8.53778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Italy, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Gardens in Piedmont

Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto

The Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto (16 hectares) are botanical gardens located on the western shore of Lake Maggiore in Pallanza, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy. They are open daily; an admission fee is charged.

Located at 45.9333, 8.53333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Italy, Verbania, Gardens in Piedmont

Strona (river)

The Strona is a mountain torrent in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, northern Italy, a tributary of the Toce. It rises on Monte Capezzone at an elevation of 2,421 m and runs through the Valle Strona before entering the Toce. At Omegna it is joined by the Nigoglia, the outlet of Lago d’Orta.

Located at 45.9333, 8.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Po basin, Rivers of Italy, Rivers of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Anza (river)

The Anza is a 35 km Alpine torrent of the Ossola in northern Italy. It flows from the glaciers of Monte Rosa through the Valle Anzasca and into the river Toce, of which it is a right tributary. Its own principal tributaries are the Pedriola, the Tambach, the Orlovono and the Quarazza near Macugnaga and the Olecchia at Bannio Anzino.

Located at 46, 8.28333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Po basin, Rivers of Italy, Rivers of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Verbania-Pallanza railway station

Verbania-Pallanza railway station (Italian: Stazione di Verbania-Pallanza) serves the city and comune of Verbania, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1905, it forms part of the Milan–Domodossola railway. The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services are operated by Trenitalia.

Located at 45.9439, 8.47194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Verbania, Railway stations in Piedmont, Railway stations opened in 1905

Sancarlone

The San Carlone or Sancarlone or the Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo is a massive bronze statue, erected between 1614 and 1698, near Arona, Italy. It is built on a hill overlooking Lago Maggiore near the ancestral castle of the Borromeo family. A series of chapels was planned documenting the life of the saint, forming a Sacro Monte for religious meditation and veneration. Only three were eventually built.

Located at 45.7703, 8.54333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Sacri Monti, Colossal statues, Buildings and structures in Piedmont, Bronze sculptures, Outdoor sculptures in Italy, Buildings and structures completed in 1698