Second in size only to Lake Garda, is the most western of the italian subalpine lakes and is shared by two regions - Piemonte and Lombardia - and the Switzerland.
Lake Maggiore was much appreciated by Stendhal, Byron and Shelley.

It lies at Campo dei Fiori foothills, surrounded with lovely green hills.
The only island in the lake is Isolino Virginia where lived prehistoric and Neolithic men. On its shores many pile-village settlements have been found..

Originally it was part of Lake Varese, to which is today connected by the Palude Brabbia. Remains of pile-village have been found on its shores.

It's fed only by the rain and for years fishing was the main activity of the people who lived on its shores. Itis one of the few glacial basins where bathing is permitted.

This small lake is fed by Margorabbia Brook flowing from Lake Ganna and is of an unbelievable dark green color. During the winter it changes in a big outdoor skating track.

The lake is chiefly fed by the Margorabbia Brook, which rises in a mire in the south of the valley. This wetland area is a Natural Reserve.

Natural border with the near Switzerland, only a strip of territory between Porto Ceresio and Lavena Ponte Tresa belong to Lombardia. It was an ancient route of transit towards the North Europe.

In 1973, the original glacial lake was turned into artificial watershed to feed the hydroelectric power station of Roncovalgrande, on Lake Maggiore.

This lake was once joined to Lake Varese and Lake Comabbio. A reduction in the water level transformed the entire environment into a protected marshland. The rare Lataste's frogs live here.

It's a protected oasis of some 20 hectares consisting of the lake and a small marshy area around it. Lake Brinzio is set in a surreal atmosphere of peace against a background of wooden mountains.