31 Activities
A Route Exploring Lago Maggiore, Val D’Ossola and Switzerland
Starts from
Milan
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
31
Duration
4 days
Length
227 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Milan
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
4 days
Length
227 mi
- History and Culture
- Unusual Locations
- Adventure
- Cross-border
Maria Grazia Piccirillo
Traveller
- Cruising in the Borromeo Islands.
- Crossing boarder with Switzerland and Italy in one day.
- Reaching the highest mountain top of Europe.
- Visiting the car-free city of Zermatt.
- Going to the cinema at 3000mt height.
- Visiting the Ticino area.
This itinerary runs back and forth between Italy and Switzerland, proposing a variety of amazing landscapes which include mountains and lakeside.
In four days you will explore the area of Lago Maggiore, on border between Lombardy and Piedmont, by cruising around the famous and evocative Borromeo Islands.
Later you will stop in Val d'Ossola before reaching the Swiss territory of Zermatt, dominated by the highest mountain of Europe, the Cervino, or Matterhorn.
From Zermatt it will be an amazing exploration of top the glacier and its surroundings, which include wild ravines and trails in the nature, always with a magical view on the landscape.
Leaving the Valais canton, is the turn of the canton of Ticino, by visiting Locarno and Lugano - respectively on the Lake Maggiore and the Lake of Lugano.
In four days you will explore the area of Lago Maggiore, on border between Lombardy and Piedmont, by cruising around the famous and evocative Borromeo Islands.
Later you will stop in Val d'Ossola before reaching the Swiss territory of Zermatt, dominated by the highest mountain of Europe, the Cervino, or Matterhorn.
From Zermatt it will be an amazing exploration of top the glacier and its surroundings, which include wild ravines and trails in the nature, always with a magical view on the landscape.
Leaving the Valais canton, is the turn of the canton of Ticino, by visiting Locarno and Lugano - respectively on the Lake Maggiore and the Lake of Lugano.
Categories
- History and Culture
- Unusual Locations
- Adventure
- Cross-border
This itinerary runs back and forth between Italy and Switzerland, proposing a variety of amazing landscapes which include mountains and lakeside.
In four days you will explore the area of Lago Maggiore, on border between Lombardy and Piedmont, by cruising around the famous and evocative Borromeo Islands.
Later you will stop in Val d'Ossola before reaching the Swiss territory of Zermatt, dominated by the highest mountain of Europe, the Cervino, or Matterhorn.
From Zermatt it will be an amazing exploration of top the glacier and its surroundings, which include wild ravines and trails in the nature, always with a magical view on the landscape.
Leaving the Valais canton, is the turn of the canton of Ticino, by visiting Locarno and Lugano - respectively on the Lake Maggiore and the Lake of Lugano.
In four days you will explore the area of Lago Maggiore, on border between Lombardy and Piedmont, by cruising around the famous and evocative Borromeo Islands.
Later you will stop in Val d'Ossola before reaching the Swiss territory of Zermatt, dominated by the highest mountain of Europe, the Cervino, or Matterhorn.
From Zermatt it will be an amazing exploration of top the glacier and its surroundings, which include wild ravines and trails in the nature, always with a magical view on the landscape.
Leaving the Valais canton, is the turn of the canton of Ticino, by visiting Locarno and Lugano - respectively on the Lake Maggiore and the Lake of Lugano.
Maria Grazia Piccirillo
Traveller
- Cruising in the Borromeo Islands.
- Crossing boarder with Switzerland and Italy in one day.
- Reaching the highest mountain top of Europe.
- Visiting the car-free city of Zermatt.
- Going to the cinema at 3000mt height.
- Visiting the Ticino area.
Travel itinerary
9 Activities
Day 1
48 mi0.4 mi
Borromeo Islands and Val D’Ossola
This four days route will start in Milan, from where you will reach the shores of Lago Maggiore and the city of Stresa, the departure point for the trip around the Borromeo islands.
You will take a cruise on the lake and visit the Isola Madre, Isola Bella and Isola dei Pescatori, the gems of the Lago Maggiore, which have some of the most beautiful gardens and palaces of Italy.
Heading towards the Swiss boarder, the next stop is Domodossola, the main city of Ossola Valley in Piedmont, where you can access to the UNESCO world heritage Sacred Mount of Calvary.
7 Activities
Day 2
41 mi2 mi17 mi
Matterhorne: The Highest Station of Europe
Here you are in this second day route, reaching the highest point of Europe on the Cervino mountain.
The way to the top of the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise will be a surprising itinerary that will start in Tash, where you will leave you car, to reach Zermatt, the green-district of Swizterland, that is accessible just with local transports.
This small village at the bottom of the highest glacier of Europe has a lot of natural beauties to discover and a lot of good fondue to taste.
On the Matterhorn you will visit the highest cinema ever, an ice palace and have lunch in a restaurant at 3000 mt height.
7 Activities
Day 3
85 mi0.4 mi2 mi
In Between Switzerland and Italy
This third day of the route is an "in between" Switzerland - Italy - Switzerland!
It is a path that starts still in Zermatt, visiting the location of Furi and its surroundings by crossing the Hangebruc and then heading to the Museum of Cervino.
Leaving the Swiss territory, you will make a little stop in Italy, in the Val d'Ossola, to see the beautiful Malesco falls, immersed in the valley at the bottom of the mountains.
And back to Switzerland, you will arrive in Locarno, in the Ticino area, where you will spend the night and visit the day after.
8 Activities
Day 4
31 mi2 mi
The Route of Locarno and Lugano
In the fourth day itinerary you will find yourself in the Swiss territories again, to admire the cities of Locarno and Lugano.
Both the districts are in the canton of Ticino in the south of Switzerland, surrounded by the mountains and overlooks on two beautiful lakes, the Lago Mggiore and the Lago di Lugano.
In Locarno you can visit the Sanctuary that overlooks the city from the top of the cliff, the Visconteo Castle and the Piazza Grande, the heart of the city.
Leaving Locarno, on the route home the last stop is Lugano, a chic and cultural destination immersed in the nature of the Alps.
You can visit its historical center, have a walk in the city park located right on the shore of the lake, and dive into the cultural and artistic soul of the city, at the Lac.