If you want to choose really beautiful places for your holidays, you can opt for the Lakes region which includes Lake Maggiore, Lake Como, Lake Varese and many others.  In this picturesque area, you will be astonished by the extraordinary glimpses in the stillness of the lakes, relish typical local dishes including fish such as rock bass, common bleak, trout, char, tench, carp, northern pike and vendace, whilst sipping good wine and enjoying magnificent views of the lakes.

Along the gentle slope of the hills which go down towards Arona on Lake Maggiore at Oleggio Castello, is Castello Dal Pozzo, the Palace of the Viscounts of Aragon.  A vast panorama can be admired from the Palace, towards the furthest basin of the lake right to its confluence with the Ticino River. Its architecture recaptures the Tudor Gothic style, an artistic expression of the Victorian age, and its furnishings also reveal the Anglo-Saxon spirit and recapture the mood of William Morris.  The luxury of its bedrooms and salons is enhanced by the view over the green park which surrounds this elegant residence.

Instead, set in the evocative scenario/scenery of Lake Orta is the four-star Luxury Hotel, Villa Crespi, a historical residence built in 1879, dominated by a minaret and surrounded by a large garden which goes down towards the lake.  Its suites and bedrooms will surprise you with their warm and hospitable atmosphere – the luxury of 18th and 19th century furniture and furnishings, marble, hydro-massage tubs and period parquet wooden flooring. You can delight all the senses with the refined cuisine of the restaurant which is based on rich Mediterranean tradition, accompanied by the greatest Italian, French and international wines.  The hotel also has a sauna and a vast choice of massages and wellness treatments, completed by the efficiency of the most varied facilities: excursions, multi-lingual private guide (English, French, German, and Russian), helicopter service, tennis, table-tennis, bicycles, motorboat hire, swimming pool, mini-golf, sailing boats and windsurfing…

You can also choose the beautiful town of Stresa for your stay, with its islands of Golfo Borromeo: Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola Pescatori – among the most sought-after hotels on Lake Maggiore is Villa Aminta Hotel, a villa dating back to the 19th century.  Breathe in the atmosphere of elegance and refinement through its salons, taking delight in its restaurants or renewing yourselves with the treatments available in the Palazzo Aminta Beauty & Spa.  Also at your disposition is the tennis court, the wonderful swimming pool overlooking the lake, the solarium/sun terrace with its magnificent view over the islands and nearby some golf clubs which the hotel is affiliated to/has special arrangements with.