LAKE MAGGIORE HIDDEN PARKS AND VILLAS
Lake Maggiore holds hidden treasures that offer breathtaking views, flower gardens, villas and villages.
It has been a holiday destination for the Lombard nobility since the 18th century. Villa Pallavicino with its animals and gardens and the park of Villa Taranto in Pallanza deserve a view, they will be able to surprise you in every season, the spring flowering will leave you speechless.
Villa Pallavicino owes its name to the Princes who wanted its construction in 1855. It opened to the public in 1956, together with its large park, which today houses 50 animal species and a varied flora. The Garden of Flowers renews its landscape every season, while in the farm, many animals can be found, among which rabbits, foxes, and alpacas.
The villa can be explored with mountain bikes or e-bikes, to be rented at the ticket office. They must be returned to Parco Pallavicino, Parco Mottarone or the Bar Stazione.
For children and teenagers, the park offers guided tours by experts in biology and natural sciences.
There is also the opportunity to celebrate one's birthday in the park and to rest in the designated picnic areas.
Also worth a visit is Villa Fedora, located in the luxuriant municipal park of Baveno (open during the summer season). You can also take the opportunity to relax on the beautiful free beach or take advantage of a quick lunch or a relaxing break in the Villa Fedora, which offers an excellent menu of cold dishes every day.
It has been a holiday destination for the Lombard nobility since the 18th century. Villa Pallavicino with its animals and gardens and the park of Villa Taranto in Pallanza deserve a view, they will be able to surprise you in every season, the spring flowering will leave you speechless.
Villa Pallavicino owes its name to the Princes who wanted its construction in 1855. It opened to the public in 1956, together with its large park, which today houses 50 animal species and a varied flora. The Garden of Flowers renews its landscape every season, while in the farm, many animals can be found, among which rabbits, foxes, and alpacas.
The villa can be explored with mountain bikes or e-bikes, to be rented at the ticket office. They must be returned to Parco Pallavicino, Parco Mottarone or the Bar Stazione.
For children and teenagers, the park offers guided tours by experts in biology and natural sciences.
There is also the opportunity to celebrate one's birthday in the park and to rest in the designated picnic areas.
Also worth a visit is Villa Fedora, located in the luxuriant municipal park of Baveno (open during the summer season). You can also take the opportunity to relax on the beautiful free beach or take advantage of a quick lunch or a relaxing break in the Villa Fedora, which offers an excellent menu of cold dishes every day.