“Via delle Genti” Cannero – Cannobio “Via delle Genti” is a perfect itinerary for those who are looking for a panoramic trekking on lake Maggiore! The track develops on the hills of the lake, giving an incredible view and landscape to its walkers! “Via delle Genti” was once an important commercial road between Italy and…
Big Bench N. 138 – Monte Carza Have you ever heard about Big Benches? Big Bench Community Project is a project born in 2009, thanks to the American designer Chris Bangle, that decided to locate big benches in Langhe area (Piedmont) to substain local communities and tourism… during the years the project become bigger and…
Gurro and the lost clan What about the sat-nav? It left you hours ago and now you are lost in the middle of nowhere. Where are you? 500 miles far away from the lake and now you`ve reached…Scotland?! Emh…yes, you aren’t so wrong. You are in Gurro, a piece of Scotland in the middle of Italian Alps.…
Cannero Riviera The “Citrus Park” at Lake Maggiore The scent will carry you to this place. In springtime, the “zagare”, which are orange and lemon blossoms, spread a smell of happiness in the air (btw, “Fiori d’arancio” is the Italian expression for wedding bells). And then, in summer, the scent of the fruits, gilded by…
The “Sacro Monte” of Ghiffa Would you like to spend a day surrounded by green? You can follow the trail from Intra to Ghiffa and reach the “Sacro Monte” . There are many “Sacri Monti” in this part of Italy and this one is the smallest among others but not the least. Take a look…
The Castles of Cannero Riviera Cannero Riviera was built on an alluvial promontory on the small river Rio di Cannero. The Castles are ancient fortifications that rise up out of the water between Cannobio and Cannero Riviera. They were built between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries and are divided up onto two islands. In their…
