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Laveno Mombello is the main tourist town on the Lombard shore
of the Lake Maggiore, favoured by its mild climate and the
beauty of its landscape, and one of the most important tourist
resorts of the lake.
At the foot of the Mount Sasso del Ferro (1063
mt), where the lake shapes a broad gulf, Laveno Mombello stands.
The municipality has been set up by the union of the built-areas
of Laveno, Mombello Lago Maggiore and Cerro Lago Maggiore
in 1927.
The oldest inhabitants lived in a Neolithic
pile dwelling settlement at the hill 'la Torbiera' in Mombello;
Laveno and Cerro seem to be more recent. In addition to Laveno,
Mombello and Cerro, the town includes other urban centres
such as Ceresolo and Ponte and is surrounded by hill-side
villages such as Cascine, Monteggia, Montecristo, Brena and
Casere offering a picturesque view of the lake.
In 1856 was been established in Laveno the
ceramics factory known in all the world as Richard Ginori
or Pozzi Ginori.
In Cerro, on the southern part of Laveno, there
is a beautiful lakeside promenade and "La Civica Raccolta
di Terraglie" , a museum
of artistic pottery, created in 1893.
Other tourist attractions is the submerged
Cristmas crib that every year is placed in the lake, close
to the promenade, as well as the fireworks in August.
To see:
- the Austrian Fortress, built in the
XIX century on a preexistent fortification
- the Church of Santi Giacomo
e Filippo with its pointed steeple which can be seen from
a distance
- the villa De Angeli Frua, the today
town-hall, with its botanic garden
- the Church of Santa Maria in Cà
Deserta, the ancient parish church, with its baroque wooden
altar
- the Mount Sasso del Ferro, with its
breath-taking view, well-known to the lovers of free flying
- Ceresolo, a medieval village with
the XI century Church of San Defendente
- Mombello, with the Church of Santo
Stefano interely frescoed and the Oratory of San Michele with
a longobard altar
View from Sasso del Ferro
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