I didn't know about that all and it sounds wonderful. I shall recommend the Lake Maggiore Express all-day outing as mentioned above.
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Our friends however will have 3 or 4 full days here (without the car) and have left it to me to find somewhere relaxing but with nice sights to see. Hubby and I will just be coming at night with the French lease car, overnighting then taking off mid to late morning the next day with them and we will go via Lake Orta as we then head towards the French riveria). The consistency of views had made our mind up. I've got to stop writing about this, because it's making me so sad not to be there. In only about 45 minutes you also can drive over to Orta San Giulio for lunch, on the little jewel-like Lake Orta. Or you can go up by boat and return to Stresa by trains, your choice.(You can do this also from Arona, Baveno, or Verbania.) If you'll be there in Spring, Summer, or early Fall, you absolutely must do the Lake Maggiore Express all-day outing that takes you by train, including a highly scenic train through the pre-Alps, to Locarno in Switzerland and then back down the lake by boat to Stresa.
The throbbing center of Stresa (so to speak) is just inland from the lakefront street, with a couple of colorful piazze, lots of shops both fancy and basic, and some first-class restaurants (Il Vicoletto and La Lombarda were the ones we tried and liked).Īs Brun066 mentioned, the Isole Borromee are just offshore from Stresa and well worth a day's exploration, reachable by ferry from the aforementioned ferry stop and, more frequently, from the terminal at downtown Stresa. You can walk down the hill to a ferry stop, and even downtown Stresa would be only a 20-minute brisk walk away. Andreis, is charming in a wonderful low-key sort of way. The rooms are comfortable, some with sittable balconies and lake views. The grounds are very attractive, complete with fountain (hence the name). (Hemingway wrote "Farewell to Arms," or part of it, at one of those hotels.) We didn't stay in one, and were quite happy with Hotel La Fontana, a lovely small family-run hotel just past and slightly uphill from the palatial ones. The lakefront street in Stresa just past the main downtown stretch is lined with huge old hotels from that period that look quite elegant, even palatial. Stresa was considered the height of elegance in the late 19th/early 20th century. Baveno is only a mile or so up the shore from Stresa, and unprepossessing. Arona is not that attractive (at least the part we drove through en route to Stresa) and down at one end of the lake, although that's really not very far. Verbania is somewhat larger, and not as attractive. We spent 4 nights in Stresa as a base a few weeks ago, and were totally pleased with our choice.
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