Maggiore Centro Gardens Gourmet

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MAGGIORE CENTRO Gardens Gourmet

Explore and discover the beauty of Lake Maggiore and the Villa Taranto botanical gardens with 1-day hop-on hop-off ferry ticket. Taste delicious regional cheeses and cold cuts accompanied by quality wines.

How it works:

 

1-day Hop-on / hop-off ferry ticket (Navigazione Lago Maggiore) between Stresa, Borromean Islands, Villa Taranto and Intra. Possible embarcation points are: Stresa, Carciano, Isola Bella, Isola Pescatori and Baveno. Entry ticket to the Villa Taranto botanical gardens and gourmet food and wine tasting at the famous local food store and restaurant La Casera in Verbania Intra.
After a lake cruise on a Lake Maggiore shipping company ferry, you will discover the beauty and armony of Villa Taranto botanical gardens. You may stop and visit the borromean islands enroute (palace and gardens entrance ticket not included).
After visiting the Villa Taranto gardens a 500m walk will bring you to Verbania Intra, where you will have your aperitivo, brunch or lunch at the gourmet food store and restaurant La Casera (11am until 4pm). You will taste the best cheeses and cold cuts this region has to offer, accompanied by quality wines.
You may arrange the food & wine tasting at your leisure, during the restaurant opening hours. We suggest to book your food tasting between 11am and 4pm. In order to return to your original embarcation point, please check the last ferry departure time from Intra: at 17:50!

 

1) Choose your travel pass (Maggiore Centro Gardens Gourmet)
2) Dowload the Shipping Company timetable and organize your trip
3) Buy your travel pass on our website
4)Show your ticket – digital or printed – at ticket offices or on the ferry
5) Enjoy your trip!

I biglietti Maggiore Centro:

Maggiore Centro Classic
32€ adults / 22€ children 4-11 years old
+ 1,50€ disembarkation tax

– Boat/ferry ticket (Navigazione Lago Maggiore)
– Bus ticket (Autolinee Varesine)
– Laveno cableway ticket
– Entrance fee Hermitage S. Caterina del Sasso

 

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Maggiore Centre Art and Gardens

60€ adults / 48€ children 4-11 years old

+ 1,50€ disembarkation tax

– Daily free circulation ticket Stresa-Isole Borromee-Intra (Navigazione Lago Maggiore)

– Entrance to the Museo del Paesaggio

– Entrance to Villa Taranto

– Tasting of cold cuts, wines and cheeses at Caffè delle Rose, Pallanza

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Maggiore Centro Gardens Gourmet

65 € adults / 52 € children 4-11 years old

+ 1,50€ disembarkation tax

– Daily free circulation ticket Stresa-Isole Borromee-Intra (Navigazione Lago Maggiore)

– Entrance to Villa Taranto Gardens

– Salumi, Wine and Cheese Tasting at La Casera Restaurant, Intra

 

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Maggiore Centre Gardens

72 € adults / 54 € children 4-11 years old

+ 1,50€ disembarkation tax

– Daily free circulation ticket Stresa-Isole Borromee-Intra (Navigazione Lago Maggiore)

– Entrance to the Isola Madre palace and gardens

– Entrance to Villa Taranto Gardens

– Cold Cuts, Wine and Cheese Tasting at Caffè delle Rose, Pallanza

 

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Route / What is included

Maggiore Centro Gardens Gourmet you to travel for one day, with a hop-on hop-off travel pass, between Stresa, Borromean Islands, Villa Taranto and Intra. Every stop between Stresa and Intra is included in the Navigazione Lago Maggiore pass (Lake Maggiore Shipping Company)

Please set your first embarkation point when buying your ticket.

Departure points (Navigazione Lago Maggiore landing piers):

• Stresa
• Carciano
• Isola Bella
• Isola dei Pescatori
• Baveno

• Verbania Pallanza
• Villa Taranto
• Verbania Intra

Maggiore Centro Gardens Gourmet includes the entrance ticket to the Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens and a food tasting at the La Casera Restaurant in Verbania Intra, where you have a chance to sample the best cheeses, cold cuts and wines this region has to offer.

Timetable / Reservation

Every ticket is nominal and may be used on the reservation day only.

The 1-Day shipping company travel pass is valid on any Navigazione Lago Maggiore ferry, on the routes between Stresa and Verbania Intra. All stops in between are allowed.

Please note that the last ferry to reach Baveno, Borromean Islands and Stresa from Intra sails at 17:50!

You may book your food tasting at La Casera between 11:00 and 16:00.

Please tell us at which time you wish to book your food and wine tasting after purchasung your ticket.

Note

Available from 24 March until 06 October 2024, Monday to Saturday. Closed on Sunday

€ 1,50 (per person) local disembarkation tax is automatically added to each ticket purchased.

What to see and visit

Ente Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto: www.villataranto.it
Centro Lago Maggiore e Isole Borromee: www.visit-lakemaggiore.com

Restaurant La Casera: Piazza D. Ranzoni 19 – 28921 Verbania Intra

Shipping Company

• Navigazione Lago Maggiore: www.navigazionelaghi.it