La Dolce Vida at Lake Maggiore
For part III of our European Road trip we drove through Swiss Alps to the Italian Alps and to the beautiful Lake Maggiore. We visited lake Como a few years ago; we absolutely LOVED it but we wanted to try something new for this trip. While the setting of lake Como is more spectacular and the towns around it are more manicured, lake Maggiore felt a bit less touristy and more authentic in a way – we loved it!
We spent a few days eating delicious food, exploring local farmers markets
island hopping through Borromean islands (highly recommend visiting all three!)
walking narrow alleyways of Stressa and Verbania:
swimming in the lake:
and enjoying the lakeside life at Hotel Villa e Palazzo Aminta:
