Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
BUS
SAF ( 0323 55 21 72; www.safduemila.com ) offers a daily service from Stresa to Milan
(€8.75, 1½ hours), and also serves Verbania Pallanza (€2.25, 20 minutes) and Arona
(€2.25, 20 minutes), departing from the waterfront.
TRAIN
Stresa is on the Domodossola-Milan train line. Domodossola, 30 minutes northwest, is on
the Swiss border, from where the train line leads to Brig and on to Geneva.
Stresa
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Facing due east across the lake, Stresa has a ringside view of the fiery orange sun rising
up over the water. Since the 18th century, the town's easy accessibility from Milan has
made it a favourite for artists and writers seeking inspiration. Hemingway was one of
many; he arrived in Stresa in 1918 to convalesce from a war wound. A couple of pivotal
scenes towards the end of his novel A Farewell to Arms are set at the Grand Hôtel des Iles
Borromées, the most palatial of the hotels garlanding the lake.
Sights & Activities
People stream into Stresa to meander along its promenade and visit the Borromean Is-
lands. The pebble beach just west of the main ferry dock is good for a sunbathe.
Parco della Villa Pallavicino
( 0323 3 15 33; www.parcozoopallavicino.it ; adult/child €9.50/6.50; 9am-6pm Mar-Oct) Barely
1km southeast of Stresa along the SS33 road, exotic birds and animals roam relatively
freely at the child-friendly Parco della Villa Pallavicino. Forty species of animal, includ-
ing llamas, Sardinian donkeys, flamingos and toucans keep everyone amused.
ZOO
Funivia Stresa-Mottarone
( 0323 3 02 95; www.stresa-mottarone.it ; Piazzale della Funivia, Mottarone; return adult/child €18/12,
to Alpino station €12.50/8.50; 9.30am-5.30pm Apr-Oct, 8.10am-5.30pm Nov-Mar; Stresa) Captiv-
ating views of the lake unfold during a 20-minute cable-car journey to the top of 1491m-
high Monte Mottarone. Cars depart every 20 minutes in summer. On a clear day you can
see Lago Maggiore, Lago d'Orta and Monte Rosa, on the Alpine border with Switzerland.
CABLE CAR
 
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