Curated by Distretto dei Laghi
Stresa
The Lake Maggiore resort facing the Borromean Islands, with the Mottarone cable car behind it.
- 3Highlights
- 2Routes
Highlights
12 from neighbouring places
Isola dei Pescatori
The Isola dei Pescatori, 100 by 350 m, the only permanently inhabited Borromean island off Stresa.
Lago Maggiore, Capodanno a Villa Aminta
The lakeside gardens and villas of Stresa, on the Borromean gulf of Lake Maggiore.
Vergante e i fiori tipici del Lago Maggiore
The Vergante slopes above Lake Maggiore, whose azaleas and rhododendrons flower in late spring.
Museo Arti e Industria Forum
7.6 km away, in Omegna
A museum at Omegna on the household design the Cusio's factories turned out, Alessi and Bialetti among them.
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista di Mergozzo
7.4 km away, in Mergozzo
A church in the Mergozzo comune, near the lake's southern end.
Lago di Mergozzo
9.5 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
9.6 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
9.6 km away, in Mergozzo
Mergozzo's parish church, on the lake shore.
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Natività e Sant’Anna
9.9 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.
Oratorio della Beata Vergine delle Grazie
11.7 km away, in Mergozzo
A small oratory in the hills above Mergozzo.
Santuario della Madonna del Boden
11.8 km away, in Ornavasso
A pilgrimage church above Ornavasso, reached by a stepped avenue of chapels.
Wallfahrtskirche der Madonna del Boden
11.8 km away, in Ornavasso
The Boden sanctuary above Ornavasso, its way up marked by wayside chapels.
Chiesa di San Graziano di Candoglia
11.9 km away, in Mergozzo
The church of Candoglia, the quarry hamlet that supplies Milan cathedral's marble.
Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Nicolao
12.1 km away, in Ornavasso
The parish church of Ornavasso, at the mouth of the Ossola.
Historic site
Nothing of this kind in Stresa.
Routes
16 from neighbouring places
PERCORSO SLOW TREK
A slow-walking route on the wooded slopes above Stresa on Lake Maggiore, climbing towards the Mottarone.
- 7.6 km
- Distance
- 400 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 53 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
CICLOTURISMO: Anello Stresa-Arona
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 MTB: Anello Verde del Lago d’Orta
7.5 km away, in Omegna
A wide circuit above the lake shore, linking small ponds, a disused railway station and the Cappella degli Alpini near Nonio.
- 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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Trekking
9.5 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 MTB: Nella valle del Pescone
10.9 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
PERCORSO CICLABILE: Ciclovia del Toce/In bici tra i fiori
11.9 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
Angera, la signora del Lago
13.4 km away, in Angera
An easy walk around the old town on the eastern shore of Lago Maggiore, in the province of Varese.
- 5.8 km
- Distance
- 69 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 29 min
- Duration
CICLOTURISMO: Giro d'Italia
6.9 km away, in Verbania
A tarmac tour out of Verbania into the hills of the Valle Intrasca, a favourite training ground for local climbers on two wheels.
- 42.9 km
- Distance
- 1 287 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 1 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Via Geoalpina: Tappa 3 Alpe Curgei
13.1 km away, in Miazzina
A stage of the Via Geoalpina climbing above Miazzina to the Alpe Curgei, on the edge of the Val Grande wilderness.
- 10.8 km
- Distance
- 675 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 37 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
PERCORSO MTB: Giro del Lago d'Orta
9 km away, in Omegna
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
PERCORSO DEVOZIONALE: Cammino di San Carlo dal Lago Maggiore al Lago d’Orta attraverso il Vergante
13 km away, in Arona
A pilgrim stage across the Vergante from Arona to Lago d'Orta, setting off under the Borromeo colossus and passing the Cappella degli Alpini.
- 22.0 km
- Distance
- 270 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 49 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
VARALLO, fraz. Corte (Camasco)
14.7 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: Giro del Lago d’Orta
7.6 km away, in Omegna
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 CICLABILE/MTB: Ciclovia del Toce/In bici tra i boschi
12.8 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
Da Laveno-Mombello a Varese
8.8 km away, in Laveno-Mombello
A long stage that turns inland from the shore of Lago Maggiore, climbing gently towards the wooded ridges of the Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori.
- 26.6 km
- Distance
- 270 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 33 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Lago Maggiore Family Tour
13.5 km away, in Angera
An easy, near-level family route from Angera, keeping close to the lakeside for its whole length past Villa Elena.
- 21.3 km
- Distance
- 62 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 57 min
- Duration
Itinerario Lago Maggiore Family Tour
13.6 km away, in Angera
A long and almost flat family walk from Angera along the lake shore, on cycle paths and easy dirt tracks, passing Villa Elena.
- 22.0 km
- Distance
- 62 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 1 min
- Duration
CICLOTURISMO: Giro Vergante–Gignese-Armeno
14.5 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
No routes of this kind in Stresa yet.
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