Tourism: Villa Taranto, Pallanza's centre, Intra, Suna and the Fondo Toce reserve
The Distretto dei Laghi highlights in Verbania the Villa Taranto botanical gardens, the historic centre of Pallanza, Intra with the Basilica of San Vittore, Suna and the Fondo Toce Special Nature Reserve; Isola Madre and Isolino San Giovanni are cited in Pallanza's history.
Sections: Attractions · Museums · Nature · Itineraries · Excursions · Accessible visits
- Villa Taranto botanical gardens: a 16-hectare park with 20,000 plants of particular botanical value and over 80,000 blooming bulbs.
- Pallanza: old town from piazza Gramsci, a promenade of nineteenth- and twentieth-century villas, the historic garden of Villa San Remigio and the Romanesque oratory of San Remigio.
- Intra: historic centre with the churches of San Fabiano, San Rocco, Santa Marta and the Basilica of San Vittore.
- Suna: the best-preserved hamlet, with courts, stone portals and painted facades; works by Mario Tozzi in the church of Santa Lucia and along the lakeside.
- Fondo Toce Special Nature Reserve: 365 hectares of wetland, accessible on foot and by bicycle.
- Teatro "il Maggiore" on via S. Bernardino 49, among the cultural venues listed by the municipality.
Planning a visit
The Distretto dei Laghi page gives the municipality's tourism contacts (piazza Garibaldi 15; turismo@comune.verbania.it; tel. +39 0323 503249) and presents Verbania as a place for boat excursions, garden visits and hikes in the nearby mountains.
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Updated: 2026-10-20
Updated: 2026-10-20
Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-10-31
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