La Cascina di Monia e Mario: B&B: Lake Maggiore: Horses: Nature: see

What to see

Our country home is 5 kms to the Lake Maggiore and there are a lot of things to see and to do.

· the Lago Maggiore

o the Piedmont's side with Arona, Stresa and the "Borromee" Islands, Verbania, Cannero Rivera, etc. till Swiss;

o the Lombardy's side with Angera, Luino,ect.

o the natural parks of the Lake Maggiore ("Parco dei Lagoni", "Parco del Bosco Solivo", "Canneti di Dormelletto", etc.)

· the Lake Orta

o Orta, Omegna, Pella and all the villages near the lake, the San Giulio's island, etc.

· the Mottarone with the wonderful sight of the Lakes

· the Lago of Mergozzo and the Toce river

· the Ticino river and the "PARCO DEL TICINO"

· at about 150m far from our home you can visit the "PARCO FAUNISTICO DELLA TORBIERA" in Agrate Conturbia;

· at 5km in Pombia you can visit the ZOO SAFARI PARK;

By car, in about an hour, you can reach and visit:

· the Ossola Valleys (Val Vigezzo, Val Formazza, Val Loana, and the Parco della ValGrande)

· the Sesia Valley (Alagna, Carcoforo, Varallo Sesia and the Sacro Monte, ecc.)

· the Monferrato countryside

· Milan, Turin, etc.

and much more ..................................

What to do

You can walk, ride a bicycle in the woods near our home and also go ride. There is an horse riding school at few kilometres. Here you can take horse riding lessons for expert riders or young ones, pony lessons for young people and ride to the Parco dei Lagoni, Parco del Bosco Solivo or in the woods near the school. In the school there are FISE Instructors. (CLUBIPPICOTICINO)

In Borgo Ticino, there is also a GOKART ring and, for golf lovers, there are also the international famous Golf Club CastelConturbia in Agrate Conturbia and Golf Bogogno, a few km far from our home.

For shopping's lovers, you can reach the outlet of Vicolungo and of Serravalle Scrivia.

We can help you to plan your holiday, your tourist itineraries and something else with depliants, books, tourist information and internet.