With this special ticket you will have a ready-made programme for an extraordinary day on Lake Maggiore.
After a cruise on the lake aboard a ferry of the Lake Maggiore shipping company, you will discover the beauty and harmony of Isola Madre, one of the Borromean islands, and the botanical gardens of Villa Taranto. You can also stop and visit the other islands along the way (Isola Bella: extra entrance fee not included). Between Isola Madre and Villa Taranto, the ferry stops in Pallanza, where you can enjoy an aperitif at the gourmet café and restaurant Caffè delle Rose (11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday closed). You can taste the best cheeses and cold cuts this region has to offer, accompanied by quality wines. You can organise the food and wine tasting at your leisure during the restaurant’s opening hours. We recommend that you book your tasting between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.: check the departure time of the last ferry back to the original embarkation point.
36€ adults / 26€ 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
63€ adults / 51€ 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 Vincent Bistrot, Pallanza
89 € adults / 77 € 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 La Casera Restaurant, Intra
69 € adults / 55 € 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
• Cold cuts, Wine and Cheese Tasting at La Casera Restaurant, Intra
Maggiore Centro Gardens allows you to travel for one day, with a free ticket, between Stresa, the Borromean Islands, Villa Taranto and Intra. The Navigazione Lago Maggiore ticket includes every intermediate stop along the route.
At the time of purchase, you must choose the stop of departure.
Please set your first embarkation point when buying your ticket.
Maggiore Centro Gardens also includes entry to the gardens of Villa Taranto, entry to the gardens and palace of Isola Madre and a cheese, cold cuts and wine tasting at the gourmet café and restaurant Caffé delle Rose in Verbania Pallanza (closed on Tuesdays).
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.
Tasting 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 purchasung your ticket.
Timetable in force from 13 March to 5 October 2025, operating from Monday to Sunday. Service not available on Tuesday.
€ 1,50 (per person) local disembarkation tax is automatically added to each ticket purchased.
Ente Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto
www.villataranto.it
Central Lago and Borromean Islands
www.visit-lakemaggiore.com
Piazza Ranzoni, 19
28921 Verbania Intra (VB)
Consorzio Maggiore
Via Canna, 9
28921, Verbania Intra (VB)
Italy
C.F./P.IVA 02659430033
Tel: +39 371 3705596
Tel. Sede Estera +49 30 44044398
Mail: info@consorzio-maggiore.eu