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Isola Bella
A tiny island in Lake Maggiore transformed into an extravagant Baroque palace and garden by the Borromeo family.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Lombardy, Italy · Europe
Porto Valtravaglia works well as a base: 10 minutes from Oggebbio, 21km from Lake Lugano (Swiss side).
Porto Valtravaglia is a town located in Lombardy, Italy. With a population of 2,347, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Porto Valtravaglia sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Porto Valtravaglia to your route.
Porto Valtravaglia is a comune (municipality) of c. 2,400 inhabitants in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Varese.
Porto Valtravaglia borders the following municipalities: Brezzo di Bedero,Read more
Brissago-Valtravaglia, Casalzuigno, Castelveccana, Duno, Ghiffa and Oggebbio.
Dario Fo, Nobel Prize in literature of 1997, spent his childhood and adolescence here, and the little village played a central role in the development of his artistic specificity and production. In fact, it was the mix of people from different countries, working at the local, renowned blown glass factory and speaking an array of languages, that inspired the creation by Fo of the Grammelot, an original new idiom mixing a number of regional dialects. Listening to the stories told by the inhabitants of the village, typically fishermen, peasants, glass blowers and smugglers, then, introduced and trained him to the art of storytelling, of which he was a great representative. Eventually, it was again the local population, often busy with nightly jobs, who inspired one of his novels, "Il paese dei Mezarat" (the village of the bats).
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Porto Valtravaglia is located in Lombardy, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 45.9609 latitude, 8.6811 longitude.
Porto Valtravaglia has a population of approximately 2,347 people, making it a town in Italy.
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A tiny island in Lake Maggiore transformed into an extravagant Baroque palace and garden by the Borromeo family.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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An elegant resort town on the western shore of Lake Maggiore offering panoramic views of the Borromean Islands.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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An elegant belle-époque resort on Lake Maggiore, gateway to the palatial Borromean Islands and their baroque gardens.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Former fishing village stacked against the hillside at Lake Lugano's southern tip: arcaded lanes, palm-lined quays and the 400-step climb to Santa Maria del Sasso; voted Switzerland's most beautiful village in 2016.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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A museum dedicated to MV Agusta's legendary racing heritage near Varese, showcasing decades of championship-winning motorcycles.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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A Mediterranean-flavoured lake straddling Switzerland and Italy, framed by steep mountains and the charming Italian-speaking town of Lugano.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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A lesser-known gem west of Lake Maggiore with the medieval village of Orta San Giulio and a tiny island monastery.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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A serene small lake with island San Giulio and a wooded UNESCO sacred mountain of frescoed chapels above the village.
28 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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