Lake Maggiore hotels - Piedmont - Enjoy the splendour of Italy's Lake Maggiore from this vacation hotel in the centre of Stresa, 30 metres from the shore.

You can take the Mottarone Cableway, which gives a beautiful view over the lakes and the Alps during an 18-minute, 1500m climb. Or leave Stresa and drive to the top of Mount Mottarone (4890ft). During the drive you can admire mountain meadows, rivers, centuries-old woods, a wonderful succession of scenic views of seven lakes, including Lake Maggiore, the immense plain of the River Po, and the marvellous arc of the Italian and Swiss Alps and the Monte Rosa Group (14,640ft). Skiing and other winter sports take place here.

Or take the Centovalli Express. A magnificent day trip on the train to Domodossola passes through romantic Centovalli to Locarno and Ascona. A boat will then take you back to Stresa, across Lake Maggiore.

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