Maggiore Centro Gardens Gourmet

Explore and discover the beauty of Lake Maggiore, Isola Madre and Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens with a 1-day hop-on / hop-off ferry pass between Stresa and Intra. Taste delicious regional cheese and cold cuts accompanied by quality wines.

What is included

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

In Intra you may enjoy a food tasting experience at the gourmet café and restaurant La Casera, where you can taste the best cheeses and cold cuts this region has to offer, accompanied by quality wine.

How it works

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Choose your travel pass
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Download the Shipping Company timetable and organize your trip
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Buy your travel pass on our website
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Show your ticket – digital or printed – at ticket offices or on the ferry
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Enjoy your trip!
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Maggiore Centro tickets

Maggiore Centro Classic

36 € adults / 26 € 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

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Maggiore Centro Art & Gardens

63 € adults / 51 € 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

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Maggiore Centro Gardens

89 € adults / 77 € 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

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Maggiore Centro Gardens Gourmet

71 € adults / 57 € 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 Gardens Gourmet 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

Timetables

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 18:20!
Stresa -> Verbania-Intra
Verbania-Intra -> Stresa

Tasting experience

The tasting experience at La Casera Restaurant can be booked between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. (Sunday closed).

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

Note

The Maggiore Centro Gardens Gourmet ticket is available until October 5th 2025 – Monday to Saturday.

The service is not available on Sundays and 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

Ristorante La Casera
Piazza D. Ranzoni 19 – 28921 Verbania Intra
www.formaggidieros.it

Navigazione Lago Maggiore
www.navigazionelaghi.it