An art and food tour close to Arona, on lake Maggiore

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| Lago Maggiore, Italy

Features

Instant ticket delivery

Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

4 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

Private transportation
Qualified private guide
A wine and cheese tasting
A guided visit to a cheese seasoning cellar

Lunch
Gratuities

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Arona, a beautiful town laying on the South-Western coast of lake Maggiore, gave birth in the 16th century to the future saint and bishop of Milan Carlo Borromeo. After a few decades from his death, a huge bronze statue dedicated to the memory of the revered citizen was built close...

Duration 4 Hours
Private Tour

1
Stresa
This small town, standing on the Western coast of Lake Maggiore in the so-called Borromea Gulf, is one of the most visited touristic sites of entire Piemonte. Its territory includes three of the four Borromean Islands: Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola Superiora, also named Isola dei Pescatori. The first...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
2
Arona
The area where Arona stands was probably inhabited since the Prehistoric Age, even though the first documents describing the town date back to the half of the 10th century and an important ROman way, leading from Milan to Sempione pass, ran by here.
During the Renaissance, Arona was dominated by...
- Duration 2 Hours•
- No Admission Ticket Required

Colosso di San Carlo Borromeo

This gigantic bronze statue, standing close to Arona, is dedicated to St. Carlo Borromeo, born in this town in 1538 and later Bishop of Milan. It was built between 1624 and 1698. With its 23 metres-height, it stood as the highest hollow statue of the world, until the construction f...