Hotel il Canneto

Immersed in the marvelous and suggestive waters of Lake Maggiore, the Borromean Islands are jaw-droppingly beautiful. Loved by Ernest Hemingway and, in more recent times, by the English Royals, this Archipelago is made up of the monumental Isola Bella, with its 17th-Century Palazzo Borromeo, surrounded by scenographic gardens, the picturesque Isola dei Pescatori (Fishermen’s Island), Isola Madre, noted for its botanical garden, rich in rare plants, the little Island of San Giovanni that faces Pallanza, and the Rock of Marghera.

In Valceresio, a few miles northeast of Varese, UNESCO recognized as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage the paleontological district of Monte San Giorgio, especially rich of marine vertebrate fossils of the Middle Triassic, around 240 million years ago.

If you like shopping, do not miss FoxTown Factory Stores, the temple of luxury and elegance where 160 stores of the most prestigious brands for men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, sport articles, household goods and accessories are under the same roof. A successful combination of quality and low prices where manufacturers offer their surplus and garments from the previous season at prices discounted from 30% to 70% and where the dream of discreet and advantageous shopping becomes true. 1200 parking spaces, a Casino and 7 food corners help turn a shopping spree into an unforgettable day.

The town of Besano has a civic museum whose exhibits include pieces from this remarkable historical and environmental heritage, amongst which fossil fish, marine and terrestrial reptiles, plants and invertebrates, from the Mesozoic age and more specifically from the Middle Triassic period. In that epoch, these areas were part of a vast ocean called Tethys. The drying and disappearance of the ocean coincided with the formation of the Alpine chain.

In the last 50 years a small chocolate factory has become a successful company that is now an established institution in Ticino. Some 100 employees make tablets, small bites, Neapolitans and other products from the finest Swiss chocolate for Chocolat Alprose – and as a member of Chocosuisse we are proud of our chocolate tradition.

We produce 6,000 tons of treats per year and export them to 35 countries around the world.