Towns and cities to visit on Lake Maggiore

Situated on the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore, Angera sees the first settlements on its territories since the Upper Paleolithic.

Set on the Valtravaglia plateau, Brezzo di Bedero was originally divided into two centers Brezzo and Bedero.

Castelveccana is a town in the province of Varese overlooking the northernmost part of the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore between Laveno Mombello and Porto Valtravaglia, just 20 km away from the Swiss border.

Ispra is a picturesque tourist destination, overlooking the Lombardy shore of Lake Maggiore. Due to its beaches, the lakeside and the accommodations it offers, it is frequented by many Italian and foreign tourists.

Laveno-Mombello is a municipality located on the Lombardy coast of Lake Maggiore, between Leggiuno and Porto Valtravaglia.

Leggiuno is a small town in the province of Varese, overlooking the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore.

Luino, actually called Luvino until 1889, is a renowned tourist resort on the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore in the province of Varese. The easternmost portion of the country borders Switzerland via the Fornasette border.

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca is a town in the province of Varese on the Lombard coast of Lake Maggiore. It is one of the last Lombard municipalities before the Swiss border.

Monvalle is a small town in the province of Varese overlooking the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore. Here you can find beaches and hills, a natural port and a river: nature has been really generous with this place!

Porto Valtravaglia is a resort town on the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore between Laveno and Luino.

Ranco is a small town located on the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore between the municipalities of Ispra and Angera.

Sesto Calende is a town in the province of Varese that rises in a very suggestive location at the exact spot where Lake Maggiore becomes the river Ticino.

Arona is a pretty town located on the Piedmontese shore of Lake Maggiore, it contains a remarkable historical and naturalistic heritage of undoubted beauty.

A town of approximately 5,000 inhabitants, Baveno stands on the shores of Lake Maggiore in Piedmont and is a center rich in history, traditions and culture.

Belgirate is a village located on the shores of Lake Maggiore on the slopes of the "Motta Rossa" hill. It is characterized by a charming historic center that still bears traces of its medieval origins.

Located a few kilometers from the Swiss border, Cannero Riviera develops near the Cannero stream, on the Piedmontese shore of Lake Maggiore, with a view of the picturesque castles that take their name from it.

Proceeding south from Switzerland, Cannobio is the first town you meet on the north-western shore of Lake Maggiore.

The town of Castelletto sopra Ticino is located in the high eastern Novara plain and overlooks Lake Maggiore in its south-western part.

Dormelletto is a town in the province of Novara overlooking the most southerly part of the Piedmont coast of Lake Maggiore.

Ghiffa is a town in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola located on a small promontory overlooking the Piedmontese shore of Lake Maggiore, about 5 km north of the town of Verbania.

Lesa is a town of just over 2000 inhabitants overlooking the Piedmontese shore of Lake Maggiore in the province of Novara.

Meina is a town located on the Piedmontese shore of Lake Maggiore, at the mouth of the Tiasca torrent.

Oggebbio is a small town, located in the Alto Verbano area, between Ghiffa and Cannero, of just 900 inhabitants, which however extends over an area of 20 square kilometers.

The beautiful town Stresa is located on the western side of Lake Maggiore, in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piedmont and is one of the most beautiful and popular tourist destinations in northern Italy.

The town of Verbania is located in the upper Verbano and overlooks the Borromean Gulf: it includes medieval buildings, Baroque palaces and 18th-19th century villas with beautiful parks.