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Omegna
Town at the northern tip of Lake Orta where the Nigoglia flows out, and home of the Alessi design works.
Photo: Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence
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Highlights
14 from neighbouring places
Museo Arti e Industria Forum
A museum at Omegna on the household design the Cusio's factories turned out, Alessi and Bialetti among them.
Vergante e i fiori tipici del Lago Maggiore
5.7 km away, in Stresa
The Vergante slopes above Lake Maggiore, whose azaleas and rhododendrons flower in late spring.
Lago Maggiore, Capodanno a Villa Aminta
8.2 km away, in Stresa
The lakeside gardens and villas of Stresa, on the Borromean gulf of Lake Maggiore.
Isola dei Pescatori
8.8 km away, in Stresa
The Isola dei Pescatori, 100 by 350 m, the only permanently inhabited Borromean island off Stresa.
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista di Mergozzo
9.2 km away, in Mergozzo
A church in the Mergozzo comune, near the lake's southern end.
Rifugio Oliva Brusa Perona Renato
9.9 km away, in Ornavasso
A hut on the ridge above Ornavasso, on the paths towards the Val Grande.
Santuario della Madonna del Boden
10.1 km away, in Ornavasso
A pilgrimage church above Ornavasso, reached by a stepped avenue of chapels.
Wallfahrtskirche der Madonna del Boden
10.1 km away, in Ornavasso
The Boden sanctuary above Ornavasso, its way up marked by wayside chapels.
Lago di Mergozzo
10.3 km away, in Mergozzo
A clear lake cut off from Lake Maggiore by the Toce delta, closed to motorboats.
Museo Archeologico ed Ecomuseo del Granito
10.4 km away, in Mergozzo
A museum at Mergozzo on local archaeology and on the granite the lake shore was quarried for.
Chiesa Parrocchiale della Beata Vergine Assunta
10.4 km away, in Mergozzo
Mergozzo's parish church, on the lake shore.
Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Nicolao
11 km away, in Ornavasso
The parish church of Ornavasso, at the mouth of the Ossola.
Chiesa della Madonna della Guardia
11 km away, in Ornavasso
A church above Ornavasso, on the slope carrying the Cadorna Line defences.
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Natività e Sant’Anna
11.1 km away, in Mergozzo
A church above the Mergozzo lake, among chestnut woods.
Oratorio di Sant’Andrea di Candoglia
11.4 km away, in Mergozzo
An oratory at Candoglia, above the marble quarries of the Toce valley.
Historic site
Nothing of this kind in Omegna.
Routes
16 from neighbouring places
PERCORSO SLOW TREK
A short slow-walking route on the slopes above Omegna, at the north end of Lake Orta.
- 913 m
- Distance
- 100 m
- Ascent
- 36 min
- Duration
PERCORSO MTB: Giro del Lago d'Orta
A tour right around Lago d'Orta between Omegna and Pettenasco, climbing away from the shore to the Laghetti di Nonio before returning.
- 41.3 km
- Distance
- 806 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 25 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
Ufficio Accoglienza Turistica 295 m
Laghetto Comunale 306 m- Osteria Rifugio Del Pescatore 529 m
- Laghetti di Nonio 528 m
- Laghetti di Nonio 527 m
- ex pompe antiincendio deposito carburante 1 292 m
CICLOTURISMO: Giro del Lago d’Orta
A road circuit of Lago d'Orta on quiet lakeside roads, with the Isola di San Giulio offshore and campsites strung along the water.
- 36.2 km
- Distance
- 305 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 30 min
- Duration
- 19
- Check-ins
PERCORSO MTB: Anello Verde del Lago d’Orta
A long gravel loop in the hills around Lago d'Orta, taking in the Laghetti di Nonio, the Laghetto di Boiro and the top of Monte Curlera.
- 50.7 km
- Distance
- 920 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 21 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Monte Curlera 450 m- Osteria Rifugio Del Pescatore 529 m
- Laghetti di Nonio 528 m
- Laghetti di Nonio 527 m
- Ex stazione ferroviaria 382 m
- Laghetto di Boiro 417 m
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PERCORSO MTB: Nella valle del Pescone
5.8 km away, in Pettenasco
A bike route up the Pescone valley from Pettenasco, turning inland from Lago d'Orta for a steady middle-grade climb.
- 10.5 km
- Distance
- 234 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 10 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Trekking
10.4 km away, in Mergozzo
A hill route above Lake Mergozzo over Mont'Orfano, the isolated granite hump quarried for centuries, and on to the Sasso del Magnano.
- 13.5 km
- Distance
- 1 064 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 24 min
- Duration
- 21
- Check-ins
PERCORSO CICLABILE: Ciclovia del Toce/In bici tra i fiori
11.1 km away, in Ornavasso
A level cycleway from Ornavasso down to the reedbeds of Fondotoce and Verbania Pallanza, through the flower nurseries of Lago Maggiore.
- 13.5 km
- Distance
- 10 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 13 min
- Duration
VARALLO
13.9 km away, in Varallo
A loop from Varallo in the Valsesia to the chapels of the Sacro Monte and the viewpoint on Monte Tre Croci above it.
- 8.4 km
- Distance
- 567 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 57 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
VARALLO, fraz. Corte (Camasco)
7.3 km away, in Varallo
A short path from Corte di Camasco to the Alpe Sacchi, a pasture balcony looking across to Lake Orta.
- 3.0 km
- Distance
- 36 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 23 min
- Duration
CICLOTURISMO: Anello Stresa-Arona
8.7 km away, in Stresa
A road loop along the Lago Maggiore shore from Stresa down to Arona and back, past the lakeside hotels and historic villas.
- 41.3 km
- Distance
- 361 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 60 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
PERCORSO CICLABILE/MTB: Ciclovia del Toce/In bici tra i boschi
11.9 km away, in Ornavasso
A flat riverside cycleway from Vogogna to Ornavasso, through farmland and the lowland woods of Bosco Tenso.
- 41.4 km
- Distance
- 92 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 46 min
- Duration
VARALLO, Fraz. Piane di Cervarolo
13 km away, in Varallo
A steep ascent from Piane di Cervarolo past the Alpe Piane to the Massa del Turlo and the Cima di Ventolaro above the Valsesia.
- 8.8 km
- Distance
- 1 532 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 49 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
QUARONA
13.6 km away, in Varallo
An easy walk out of Quarona in the lower Valsesia, starting at the wayside chapel of the Beata Panacea.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 69 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 10 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
- Lago di Sant'Agostino 493 m
CICLOTURISMO: Pogno–Madonna del Sasso–Alzo-Pogno
12.6 km away, in Pogno
A round from Pogno up the Cremosina road to Madonna del Sasso, with the Sabbioni lookout on the way.
- 31.8 km
- Distance
- 616 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 24 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
PERCORSO MTB
12 km away, in Pogno
A climb from Prerro above Pogno by the Alpe Crovera and the Alpe del Bernardo.
- 17.3 km
- Distance
- 596 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 5 min
- Duration
Pista ciclopedonale della Valsesia: Tappa 3 Varallo
13.7 km away, in Varallo
The Varallo stage of the Valsesia cycle and footpath, following the Sesia river along the valley floor.
- 19.9 km
- Distance
- 617 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 59 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Pista ciclopedonale della Valsesia: Tappa 2A Bivio Tappa 2
14.9 km away, in Cellio con Breia
A short, easy walk above Cellio con Breia joining the Valsesia valley-floor route, with a couple of hundred metres of climbing.
- 2.5 km
- Distance
- 283 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 16 min
- Duration
CICLOTURISMO: Giro Vergante–Gignese-Armeno
13.7 km away, in Invorio
A circuit of the Vergante from Invorio by Gignese and Armeno, above the west shore of Lake Maggiore.
- 41.0 km
- Distance
- 592 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 12 min
- Duration
PERCORSO MTB: Colline del basso Cusio
14 km away, in Borgomanero
A mountain-bike route over the low hills of the Cusio, running out from Borgomanero by way of Gargallo and Gozzano.
- 30.4 km
- Distance
- 432 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 7 min
- Duration
Pista ciclopedonale della Valsesia: Tappa 2 Frazione Valmonfredo
14.7 km away, in Cellio con Breia
A long valley stage on the Valsesia path, setting out from Varallo and passing the Sella Crossiggia and Rifugio Primatesta.
- 20.6 km
- Distance
- 286 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 32 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
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