Arona is a town and comune on Lake Maggiore, in the province of Novara. Its main economic activity is tourism, especially from Milan, France and Germany.
Largo Garibaldi in winter. The castle in the background is in Angera.
The famous Sancarlone, a giant statue of St. Charles Borromeo
Train station
Lake Maggiore or Verbano is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest lake in Italy and the largest in southern Switzerland. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino. Located halfway between Lake Orta and Lake Lugano, Lake Maggiore extends for about 64 kilometres between Locarno and Arona.
View of Lake Maggiore towards the Alps and Monte Rosa from above Laveno
Upper lake with the Brissago Islands and Maggia delta from above Brissago, Switzerland
Isola Bella
Sacro Monte di Ghiffa