I n winter, Lombardy’s mountains offer fairy-tale views, especially as the sun is setting. At sunset, the snow-capped peaks are tinged with pink and at night, the towns are all lit, while under the…
Tours with a Taste of Summer
W hat does summer taste like? In Lombardy, June is the perfect month to find out. The start of the summer season combines the pleasure of savouring typical products with the appeal of exploring the…
Infopoint Maccagno with Pine and Veddasca
S troll through a medieval gem on the shores of Lake Maggiore. From the cool beaches of Verbano to the peaks of the Forcora, passing through the valleys of Veddasca that wind beyond the horizon.…
Rif. Bignami 2382m
OPEN: from mid March till mid Mai for the ski mountaineering season and from the beginning of June till mid September The extremely easy access offers the possibility to reach the shelter to the…
Trekking with Alpacas
Alpacas are great trekking companions. They bring adults back to their childhood and children are crazy over them. The La Foppa farm aims at offering you a slow experience , in touch with nature. A…
Villa Arconati
T his villa’s incredible artistic, architectural and historic value is now getting a new lease on life thanks to a project aimed at turning the villa into a centre where people can enjoy and create…
Villa Menafoglio Litta Panza
B uilt in the 18th century as the Marquis of Menafoglio’s “palace of delights”, the place where he held his parties and events, after changing owners a few times, the villa was bought in the 1950s by…
Villa e Parco Toeplitz
V illa Toeplitz is a beautiful villa of eclectic architecture located in the Varese district of Sant’Ambrogio, at the foot of the Italy’s Sacro Monte hill, with a series of chapels leading up to the…
Villa della Porta Bozzolo
V illa Bozzolo, with its Rococo trompe-l’oeil,frescoed vaulted ceilings and walls and Baroque decor, is one of Lombardy’s best-known “pleasure villas”, extravagant country residences built for their…
Infopoint Sale Marasino
T he Infopoint of Sale Marasino is located in via Roma, in the centre of the village next to the pier from which the boats to Monte Isola leave. The office offers citizens, tourists and visitors…
Rif. Bosio Galli 2086m
OPENING: from the beginning of June till the end of September From the shelter one has different choices of excursions, from the lakes (Zana, Arcoglio, Cassandra) to the mountain pastures (Zana,…
Routes for Walkers of All Levels
Besides many shelters of Valmalenco, easily attainable from families and who approaches to the world of hiking for the first time, we signal some simple itineraries suitable for …