Bruschera
District of Angera
Lombardy - Italy

Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. It was created in 1996 through the fusion of three distinct regions which had previously been part of the Province of Novara. The area flanking the western shore of Verbano (or Lago Maggiore) forms the eastern part of the province; Cusio (or Lago d’Orta) and its environs form the southern part; while the north and east of the province consists of the Ossola, a region of Alpine mountains and valleys.

Located at 45.9333, 8.53333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Provinces of Italy

Borromean Islands

The Borromean Islands (It. Isole Borromee) are a group of three small islands and two islets in the Italian part of Lago Maggiore, located in the western arm of the lake, between Verbania to the north and Stresa to the south. Together totalling just 50 acres (20 hectares) in area, they are a major local tourist attraction for their picturesque setting.

Located at 45.9078, 8.53861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Islands of Piedmont, Islands of Lake Maggiore, House of Borromeo

Isola Bella (Lago Maggiore)

Isola Bella (lit. 'beautiful island') is one of the Borromean Islands of Lago Maggiore in north Italy. The island is situated in the Borromean Gulf 400 metres from the lakeside town of Stresa. Isola Bella is 320 metres long by 400 metres wide and is entirely occupied by the Palace and its Italianate garden.

Located at 45.8953, 8.52722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Islands of Lake Maggiore, Islands of Piedmont, Gardens in Piedmont, Italian Renaissance gardens, Baroque architecture in Italy, House of Borromeo

Isola dei Pescatori

Isola dei Pescatori (lit. Fishermen’s Island) is an island of Lago Maggiore in northern Italy. As the most northerly of the three principal Borromean Islands it is also known as Isola Superiore and, with a population of 32, it is the only one to be inhabited all year round. Unlike Isola Bella and Isola Madre, the island no longer belongs to the Borromeo. The island is about 375 metres long by 100 metres wide.

Located at 45.9006, 8.52056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Islands of Piedmont, Islands of Lake Maggiore, House of Borromeo

Canale Villoresi

Canale Villoresi is a canal in Italy; it was the brainchild of Lombardy engineer Eugenio Villoresi. It originates from the River Ticino near the village of Somma Lombardo, and runs eastwards for 86 km to the Adda River. Construction began in 1877, but Villoresi himself died two years later. The works were completed in 1890 by a consortium. Irrigation was the canal's main reason for being but the addition of locks enabled cargoes of sand to be carried along it.

Located at 45.6667, 8.66667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Canals in Italy, Waterways of Italy, Buildings and structures in Lombardy, Transport in Lombardy

Toce

The Toce is a river in Piedmont, Italy, which stretches the length of the Val d'Ossola from the Swiss border to Lake Maggiore into which it debouches near Fondotoce in the Commune of Verbania. The river is 83,6 kilometres in length and is formed in the upper Val Formazza by the confluence of a number of torrents in the plain of Riale.

Located at 45.9333, 8.48333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Po basin, Rivers of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Tributaries of Lake Maggiore

Isola Madre

Isola Madre, at 220 m wide and 330 m long, is the largest island of the Isole Borromee archipelago which falls within the Italian part of the Alpine Lake Maggiore, in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piedmont. The island is occupied by a number of buildings and architectural structures and is especially well known for its gardens. In the past it was known as Isola di San Vittore and later as Isola Maggiore.

Located at 45.9111, 8.53778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Islands of Piedmont, Islands of Lake Maggiore, Gardens in Piedmont, House of Borromeo

Boesio

The Boesio is a ‘torrent’—or intermittent stream—of the province of Varese in north Italy’s Lombardy. It rises near Cuveglio and runs through the Valcuvia valley in an east-west direction before entering Lake Maggiore at Laveno-Mombello. The river’s course takes it through the communes of Cuveglio, Cuvio, Casalzuigno, Azzio, Brenta, Gemonio, Cittiglio and Laveno-Mombello. The state road SS 394 follows in part the course of the river.

Located at 45.9079, 8.61694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Po basin, Rivers of the Province of Varese, Tributaries of Lake Maggiore

Isolino di San Giovanni

The Isolino di San Giovanni is a small island belonging to the Borromean group of Lake Maggiore, one of the main subalpine lakes of northern Italy. It is situated some way to the north of the others in the group, 30 metres west of the shoreline of Pallanza, a frazione of Verbania. It is part of the frazione Pallanza.

Located at 45.9167, 8.55528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Islands of Piedmont, Islands of Lake Maggiore, House of Borromeo

Isolino Partegora

Isolino Partegora (known locally as Isulin) is an islet situated at the centre of the gulf of Angera on Lago Maggiore, the only island on the lake to fall within the Italian region Lombardy. Most of the shoreline consists of marshy cane thickets, although there is a sandy beach at the southern edge of the island. The islet is about 96 by 36 m in size, with an area of roughly 3500 square metres.

Located at 45.7689, 8.57778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Islands of Lombardy, Islands of Lake Maggiore

Giardini Botanici dell'Isola Madre

The Giardini Botanici dell'Isola Madre (8 hectares) are historic botanical gardens located on the grounds of Isola Madre in the Borromean Islands of Lake Maggiore, accessible by ferry from Stresa, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy. They are open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The gardens extend in seven terraces across the small island of Isola Madre, originally inhabited by Count Lancillotto Borromeo in the early sixteenth century.

Located at 45.9111, 8.53778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Italy, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Gardens in Piedmont

Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto

The Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto (16 hectares) are botanical gardens located on the western shore of Lake Maggiore in Pallanza, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy. They are open daily; an admission fee is charged.

Located at 45.9333, 8.53333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Italy, Verbania, Gardens in Piedmont

San Bernardino (torrent)

The San Bernardino is a torrent which flows through the Italian Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and into Lake Maggiore at Verbania on the Piedmontese (western) shore of the lake. The origins of its name lie with the Franciscan convent of San Bernardino which was established in 1483 near the mouth of the river, between Intra and Pallanza. The buildings are no longer extant.

Located at 45.9308, 8.57361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Po basin, Rivers of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Rivers of Italy, Tributaries of Lake Maggiore

Lake Varese

Varese Lake (Italian: Lago di Varese) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, in the north of Italy. It has an area of 14.5 km², a medium depth of 11 m, and a maximum depth of 23 m.

Located at 45.8167, 8.73333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Lakes of Lombardy, Subalpine lakes of Italy, Waterways of Italy, Province of Varese

Lago di Comabbio

Lago di Comabbio is a lake in the Province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. At an elevation of 243 m, its surface area is 3.4 km².

Located at 45.7686, 8.69278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Lakes of Lombardy

Lago di Monate

Lago di Monate is a lake in the Province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. At an elevation of 266 m, its surface area is 2.5 km².

Located at 45.7953, 8.66111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Lakes of Lombardy

Strona (river)

The Strona is a mountain torrent in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, northern Italy, a tributary of the Toce. It rises on Monte Capezzone at an elevation of 2,421 m and runs through the Valle Strona before entering the Toce. At Omegna it is joined by the Nigoglia, the outlet of Lago d’Orta.

Located at 45.9333, 8.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Po basin, Rivers of Italy, Rivers of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen

The Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC), located in Ispra, Italy, is one of the seven institutes of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), a Directorate-General of the European Commission (EC). The mission of the IPSC is to provide research results and to support EU policy-makers in their effort towards global security and towards protection of European citizens from accidents, deliberate attacks, fraud and illegal actions against EU policies.

Located at 45.8038, 8.6293 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Science and technology in Europe, European Commission, Research institutes in Italy, International research institutes

Sasso del Ferro

Sasso del Ferro is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy.

Located at 45.9117, 8.64361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Mountains of Lombardy

Arcumeggia

Arcumeggia (Arcümégia in local dialect) is a fraction of the municipality of Casalzuigno in the province of Varese, in Italy.

Located at 45.9172, 8.71694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Frazioni of the Province of Varese, Former municipalities of Lombardy

Malpensa Aeroporto railway station

Malpensa Aeroporto railway station, or Malpensa Airport railway station, is located in the Terminal 1 of Malpensa Airport in Ferno, Varese, near Milan. Opened in 1999, the station is the western terminus of the Busto Arsizio–Malpensa Airport railway. The airport and station are also known as Milan-Malpensa Airport, because the airport is the main airport serving Milan. The station is managed by Ferrovienord. Most train services are operated by LeNORD.

Located at 45.6281, 8.71111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Airport railway stations in Italy, Railway stations in Lombardy, Ferrovienord stations, Railway stations opened in 1999, Ticino rapid transit railway stations

Sancarlone

The San Carlone or Sancarlone or the Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo is a massive bronze statue, erected between 1614 and 1698, near Arona, Italy. It is built on a hill overlooking Lago Maggiore near the ancestral castle of the Borromeo family. A series of chapels was planned documenting the life of the saint, forming a Sacro Monte for religious meditation and veneration. Only three were eventually built.

Located at 45.7703, 8.54333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sacri Monti, Colossal statues, Buildings and structures in Piedmont, Bronze sculptures, Outdoor sculptures in Italy, Buildings and structures completed in 1698

Laveno-Mombello railway station

Laveno-Mombello is a railway station in Italy. It is located on the Oleggio–Pino railway and is terminus of the Gallarate–Laveno railway. It serves the town of Laveno-Mombello, and is joined by a junction track to the Laveno-Mombello Nord railway station, managed by Ferrovienord.

Located at 45.9033, 8.62444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Railway stations in Lombardy, Ticino rapid transit railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1882

Ferno-Lonate Pozzolo railway station

Ferno-Lonate Pozzolo is a railway station in Italy. Located on the Busto Arsizio–Malpensa railway, it serves the towns of Ferno and Lonate Pozzolo.

Located at 45.6086, 8.755 (Lat. / Lng.), about 14 miles away.
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Railway stations in Lombardy, Ferrovienord stations, Ticino rapid transit railway stations, Railway stations opened in 2009