At about 82 square miles, Lake Maggiore is Italy’s second-largest lake after Lake Garda. Its opposing shores are in two different regions of Italy, Lombardy to the east and Piedmont to the west. Its ...

Relentless noise. This is the mayhem I expected from my visit to Lake Maggiore, the second-largest lake in Italy that stretches into Switzerland. Over-tourism has long been a problem at ...

Just 90 minutes from Lake Como, this stunning lake is cheaper, quieter and less crowded than its more popular sibling. Lake Maggiore, divided between Piedmont, Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino, ...

Hotel is not near any major cities or tourist sights Set about 55 miles northwest of Milan, the Grand Hotel des Iles Borromees is situated in the Italian countryside of Stresa near Lake Maggiore.

Italians are well known for frowning at tourists and their ill-timed coffee requests – but not Italy’s oldest barista, Anna Possi. The 100-year-old, who has been running a cafe above Lake ...

Villas and Gardens in Varese and Lake Maggiore Varese’s art nouveau villas ... listing as one of ‘the most beautiful places in Italy’, I Borghi Più Belli d’Italia, Monte Isola remains ...