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mind, with entrance stairs facing internal streets and built high enough to prevent water
entering the houses.
Eating
La Pescheria
( 0323 93 38 08;
www.la-pescheria.it
;
Via Lungolago 6; meals €30-40; noon-2pm & 6-9pm Feb-Nov)
Choose between a vine-covered terrace overlooking the lake and the terracotta-hued in-
terior dining rooms at this friendly restaurant. Start things off with
misto di filetti di lago
(a combination of lake fish) and follow it up with
ravioli di pesce di lago con zafferano e
pistacchi
(lake fish ravioli with saffron and pistachio nuts).
ITALIAN
€€
Casabella
( 0323 3 34 71;
www.isola-pescatori.it
; Via del Marinaio 1; meals €40-50, 5-course tasting menu €55;
noon-2pm & 6-8.30pm Feb-Nov)
This spot is warmly recommended by locals. Lots of timber pan-
elling, well spread out tables and fine white linen abound, and some sort of lake view is
inevitable from almost wherever you sit. The menu is rich in variety, with lake whitefish
and perch among the highlights. For those who don't want to leave, it has two rooms.
ITALIAN
€€€
Shopping
Concreta
(Via di Mezzo; 9am-5.30pm)
Souvenir stalls have arrived on Isola Superiore but this charm-
ing little ceramics shop is a cut above them all. Think perfectly executed pieces in a range
of muted colours, and the potter, Wanda Patrucco, is happy to let you browse without
pressure.
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Verbania
POP 31,243
Verbania, the biggest town on the lake, makes a good base for exploring the west bank.
The town is strung out along the lakeshore and consists of three districts. Verbania Pal-
