Walking from Lake Maggiore to Lake Orta




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Overview
Highlights
- The best panoramic walking trails, the stunning scenery of Lake Maggiore & Lake Orta
- Discover the beautiful gardens and villas after sailing to the Borromean Islands
- 1 night & dinner in a mountain refuge at the top of the Mottarone at an altitide of 1489m
- The charming village of Orta and its Sacro Monte, UNESCO World Heritage site
- Walk on lake and mountain trails and visit traditional medieval villages
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- 5 nights double occupancy with private facilities
- 5 breakfasts
- 1 dinner
- Day 2: return boat ticket from Stresa to the 3 Borromean islands
- Day 3: transfer Stresa / Mottarone
- Day 4: transfer Mottarone / Orta
- Day 5: boat ticket Orta/Pella and Ronco/Orta
- Our Road Book with detailed walking itineraries including highlighted maps
- 2 road maps of the region
- GPS files
- 24/7 phone assistance
Itinerary

Arrival on your own in Stresa: a small, elegant town on the lake shore with majestic XIX century hotels, traditional narrow streets and Friday morning market. There are many small beaches along the lake for swimming. Night in Stresa Market on Friday morning in Stresa<...
Today, you take the boat the famous Borromean islands. The boat runs all day between Stresa and the 3 islands: you can take your time and visit each island and discover the history of the family that had a profound effect on the history of France and Italy. Isola Bell...
Stresa > the chestnut route > Belgirate
3 hours 30 - 8km / 4.9 miles - Ascent: +200 m / Descent: -200 m Panoramic views on this walking trail overlooking the lake from Stresa to Belgirate, a charming village with traditional houses and flowered gardens al...
Loop Walk – Mottarone > Monte Zucchero > Mottarone
3 hours 30 - Ascent: +200 m / Descent: -200 m Panoramic loop hike to the Mottarone (1491m), one of the most remarkable natural balconies of the Italian Piedmont. Unique 360° panorama of the Alps, from Mou...
Loop Walk – Pella > Ronco 3 hours 30 - Ascent: +400 m / Descent: -400 m You walk to the lake pier and cross the lake by ferry boat to the small medieval village of Pella on the western shore. Panoramic walk with a view of the lake through forests and small hamlets ...
End of your trip in Orta after breakfast
Return Train: Regular train lines from Orta to Milan - Information here Flight: Regular flights and low cost airline to Milan: Milano Malpensa Airport (click here) - Milan Linate Airport (click here) - Milan Linate airport (click here)
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Spectacular scenery
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What's excluded
- Your arrival to Stresa / departure from Orta
- All meals not noted-included in your itinerary
- Entrance fees into museums, villas, insurance, drinks, items of personal nature
- SINGLE supplement
- Entrance fees to the Villas & gardens
- Borromean Islands
- Isola Bella villa & gardens - Around 17€ / Isola Madre palace & gardens - Around 13.50€
- Isola Bella & Isola Madre - Around 24€
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