Some recommended restaurants
Discover our recommended restaurants near us, where culinary sophistication merges with a welcoming atmosphere. Pamper your taste buds and soul with delicious dishes prepared with fresh and carefully selected ingredients for an unforgettable gastronomic experience. There are several excellent restaurants (not typical tourist restaurants) around our retreat, just 7-15 minutes away by car, some of which we will introduce to you here.
"La Cascinetta" Restaurant
The restaurant "La Cascinetta“ in Vezzo (8 min. distance) is managed by the family Luisa and Federico (the cooks) and Giancarlo, the Somelier, who welcomes the guests with kindness and professionalism. Excellent cuisine and particular dishes in the garden or inside.
Restaurant "Locanda Verbena"
The restaurant “Locanda Verbena” in Vezzo (approx. 8 minutes away from us) is runred by 3 brothers and sisters. The dishes are more traditional and very tasty, cooked "like at home". Paola is incredibly friendly and offers great and fast service.
Restaurant "villa pizzini"
Highly recommended by the MICHELIN Guide is this restaurant at the top of Mottorone (25 minutes away) in a villa from 1880, run by the self-taught young Sabina and Ivan. Extraordinary cuisine of the highest level and perfect service.
Restaurant "la rampolina"
Managed by Federica and Davide, the restaurant in Campino-Stresa (15 minutes away) offers good Piedmontese cuisine with fresh, seasonal ingredients, garden terrace with breathtaking views of the lake and the Borromean Islands.
Restaurant "CARDINI"
In 1929 Annibale Cardini with his wife Giuseppina opened the restaurant (15 min. away) which, then as today, brings to the table the culinary tradition of the Lake Maggiore area, top hospitality, special and excellent dishes.
LEISURE – ACTIVITIES AND EXCURSION
Explore the picturesque Borromean Islands on boat trips from Stresa, visit the Stresa Alpine Golf Club or enjoy horse riding in the Equus Valley Stresa (both just 5 minutes drive away). Discover the Alpinia Botanical Garden just a 5-minute walk from us and have fun in the Mottarone Adventure Park (25 minutes by car). Admire the beauty of the Botanical Garden of Villa Taranto in Pallanza-Verbania (30 minutes by car) or enjoy the breathtaking views from the Sasso del Ferro to Laveno Mombello (50 minutes by car and ferry), accessible by panoramic Cable cars or trekking.
Boat and boat excursions
Stresa Alpine Golf Club
Riding
botanical garden
adventure park
The Botanical Gardens of Villa Taranto
The iron stone
Sasso del Ferro, located at 1100 meters above sea level in Laveno Mombello, offers spectacular views of Lake Maggiore and its surrounding mountains. Accessible in about 50 minutes by car or by ferry from Intra, the site is served by convenient egg-shaped gondolas that lead to the summit, where there is a restaurant with a panoramic terrace, bar, and solarium. It is also possible to reach Sasso del Ferro via several hiking trails from Laveno Mombello, Cittiglio, and Vararo Cima.