Have you ever heard of the town of Baveno? It’s a small town located in the Borromean Gulf of lake Maggiore that overlooks an incredible panorama over the lake & the mountains!
The old 11th century church is surely worth a visit, with its magnificent arcade of the via Crucis. If you visit Baveno you will notice Villa Henfrey-Branca, a historical building in Gothic style which dates back to 1870. did you know that Queen Victoria stayed there with her baby child Beatrice?

On the mountains that surround the city you will see the quarries for the extraction of  pink granite, one of the most famous of the area. In fact in Baveno there are many streets and squares whose names are dedicated to this material and its processing!

3 KM from Baveno you will see the little village of Feriolo, an important point for the processing and shipment of granite. Did you know that the cycle path Toce river ““Ciclovia del Toce”starts in Feriolo? Departing from Feriolo and cycling along the river you could reach Mergozzo and its little lake but also Domodossola!

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