Guided tours and trekkings

We propose you a list of some tourist routes and trekkings, as Felice is a Turistic Guide while Elena is a Trekking Guide.
You can “take advantage” of us to find out, in detail, our region!
So we show you five routes among the many possibilities there are, trying to visit some of the most interesting places, important from the historical, cultural, natural point of view or simply beautiful places…
We will be happy to help you to plan your trips showing maps, or leading you!

A view on the ValGrande National Park.

It is a good possibility to have a beautiful view on the ValGrande. Starting from the sweet place of Alpe Ompio you can reach the top of the Monte Faiè where you can enjoy infinite horizons.
ValGrande today is the largest wilderness in Italy, it has become the undisputed domain of nature after centuries of strong human presence. From Monte Faiè you can see all the lakes of the region: Maggiore, Varese, Mergozzo, Orta and, finally, looking at the west you can see the Val d'Ossola and the Monte Rosa.
Excellent opportunity to learn about geomorphology, history of human settlements, richness of ValGrande National park …
One-day trakking for expert hikers.

Discovering the hight lands of Alpe Devero and beyond.

Alpe Devero, Val Buscagna, Lago Nero show you the beautiful richness of the high altitudes. It is a walk through the larches and rhododendrons, starting from the Alpe Devero pastures at 1500 meters above sea level, going up to the limit of the forest and to the higher pastures. Val Buscagna is an hanging valley sweet and magic where a stream flows before throwing down with falls to Alpe Devero. It is possible to reach the Lago Nero where newts live (a kind of salamander).
Itinerary that allows you to get closer to the rural alpine life linked to the rhythms of the seasons in the heart of the impressive Lepontine Western Alps.
One-day trakking for expert hikers.

From the Sacro Monte Calvario along the Via dei Torchi e dei Mulini.

It is a circular route through the villages above Villadossola and Domodossola, to discover the rural life in the mountains on the altitude of chestnut woods. The work of people who lived there has left it marks imprinted in the walls, in the terraces, in the houses, in the presses and mills (“torchi e mulini”) you can see along the route. The Sacro Monte Calvario di Domodossola is a religious place sourranded of a huge and peaceful garden.
Easy itinerary, it suits well both for a day or half a day, choosing from the visit of the Sacro Monte or the Via dei torchi e dei mulini.

The Borromean Islands on Lake Maggiore.

Tourist destination of international importance so close to Vogogna, you could not miss it! There are visitors coming from all over the world to visit Isola Madre and Isola Bella, with their palaces full of charm and splendor, surrounded by their gardens full of colors in all the seasons. The fishing village of Isola dei Pescatori is a valuable record of lake life.
Tourist itinerary of the day.