Maggiore Centro Art & Gardens

Explore and discover the beauty of Lake Maggiore, Museo del Paesaggio and Villa Taranto botanical gardens with a 1-day hop-on / hop-off ferry pass between Stresa and Intra.

What is included

After a lake cruise on a Lake Maggiore shipping company ferry, you will discover the beauty of Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens and the Pallanza Landscape Museum. You may also stop and visit the Borromean Islands along the way (Isola Bella and Isola dei Pescatori). 

In Pallanza you may have an aperitif at the gourmet café and restaurant Vincent Bistrot, where you will taste regional cheese and cold cuts, accompanied by a glass of red wine, white wine or beer.

How it works

1
Choose your travel pass
Maggiore Centro Art & Gardens
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Download 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
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Enjoy your trip!

Maggiore Centro tickets

Maggiore Centro Classic

38,00 € adults / 28,00 € children 4-11 years old
+ 1,50 € disembarkation tax

• Ferry day pass (Navigazione Lago Maggiore)
• Bus ticket (Autolinee Varesine)
• Laveno cableway ticket
• S. Caterina del Sasso Hermitage entrance ticket

Maggiore Centro Art & Gardens

69,00 € adults / 55,00 € children 4-11 years old
+ 1,50 € disembarkation tax

• Ferry day pass Stresa-Borromean Islands-Intra (Navigazione Lago Maggiore)
• Museo del Paesaggio entrance ticket
• Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens entrance ticket
• Aperitif at Vincent Bistrot, Pallanza

Maggiore Centro Gardens

93,00 € adults / 79,00 € children 4-11 years old
+ 1,50 € disembarkation tax

• Ferry day pass Stresa-Borromean Islands-Intra (Navigazione Lago Maggiore)
• Isola Madre palace and gardens entrance ticket
• Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens entrance ticket
• Cold cuts, wine and cheese tasting at La Casera Restaurant, Intra

Maggiore Centro Gardens Gourmet

74,00 € adults / 58,00 € children 4-11 years old
+ 1,50 € disembarkation tax

• Ferry day pass Stresa-Borromean Islands-Intra (Navigazione Lago Maggiore)
• Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens entrance ticket
• Cold cuts, wine and cheese tasting at La Casera Restaurant, Intra

Planning

Maggiore Centro Art & Gardens is a 1-day hop-on / hop-off ferry pass between Stresa and Intra.
The ferry ticket of the Lake Maggiore Shipping Company allows you to stop at any port of call along the way.

At the time of purchase, please choose a departure point.

Departure points
(Navigazione Lago Maggiore ticket offices)

Stresa
Carciano
Isola Bella
Isola dei Pescatori
Baveno
Verbania Pallanza
Villa Taranto
Verbania Intra

Useful Info

Timetable

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 6.40 p.m.!

Tasting Experience

Tasting at Vincent Bistrò in Verbania Pallanza can be booked from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. or from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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

Note

Maggiore Centro Art and Gardens is active until 4th October 2026. The service is suspended on Tuesdays and all public holidays.

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

Useful Links

Ente Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto
www.villataranto.it

Central Lago and Borromean Islands
www.visit-lakemaggiore.com

Vincent Bistrò
Via Alessandro Manzoni 4 – 28922 Verbania (VB)
www.vincentbistro.it

Navigazione Lago Maggiore
www.navigazionelaghi.it