Lake Maggiore is shared by the northern Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino. Its beautiful lakeside cities on the Piedmont side include Stresa which makes for a perfect starting point for our Borromean Island adventure! The Borromeo Family The group known ...

Memory and Passion. From Capa to Ghirri. Masterpieces from the Bertero Collection From 20 February through 30 August 2020, CAMERA - Italian Center for Photography comes alive through the stories and tales hidden in the most significant images of the Bertero Collection, a unique collection in Italy ...

"For me, trekking means to comune with nature. This is why I walk slowly; I hardly ever rush. Nature, for me, is not a gym. I go to see, to feel, with all of my senses. And so my spirit enters the trees, the meadows, ...

Not far from Lake Maggiore, there is a lovely park in the Ticino Valley known as the Parco dei Lagoni di Mercurago. Located near the surrounding towns of Arona, Dormelletto and Oleggio Castello, visitors can choose from various entrances into the park.  ©commons.wikimedia.org At each entrance, you'll find ...

There is a peak, the highest of the Mergozzolo group, that rises between Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore. Popularly known as the "Mountain of two lakes" but since the 1880s, it's better known as Mottarone. This mountainous massif is located in Italy's northern region of Piedmont. A ...

Italo Calvino is one of the greatest Italian writers that ever lived and among the most innovative of the twentieth century. He was an exceptional talent and an illustrious man of culture. Let's find out more about his life and the places in Italy that ...

Adored in antiquity and a source of superstition, the cat is one of the most beloved and hated pets of all. Throughout history, we have seen this animal both associated with divinity and associated with witchcraft or as a synonym for bad luck. But this ...

The city of Alba in the Piedmont region is already well-known for its famous culinary delicacy, the white truffle. But this little jewel of a town is wonderful to visit in and of itself at any time of year! Let's find out what to see and ...

Among the many Carnival celebrations in Italy, Ivrea's is one of the most historic and important. Let's find out more about Carnival in Ivrea in the Turin province of northern Italy! History of Carnival in Ivrea The first records regarding the celebrations date back to 1808. History ...

A day in Turin: to suggest that one could see everything the city of Turin has to offer in one single day would be absurd, but one of our writers does an excellent job of covering the basics of this city in Piedmont in just ...