The Tornielli Museum in Ameno is located inside the namesake Palace, belonged to the nobile and eminent lineage of Borgolavezzaro, in Novara. The building, property of the Tornielli family, was...

The Hat Museum (more precisely “Museum of the Art of Hat-making”) in Ghiffa, overlooking Lake Maggiore, illustrates the history of Italian glamour in hat-making. What is now the Museum was...

The Castles of Cannero are today picturesque ruins on two rocky islets close to the shore, and seem to float magically on the surface of the water. They are all...

The Castle of Masnago, the result of a series of modifications and extensions from the Middle Ages (11th – 13th centuries) to the 18th century, is one of the most...

The Faraggiana Ferrandi Natural History Museum displays a rich collection of zoological exhibits, in Piedmont second only to the Natural History Museum of Turin. There are 300 specimens of mammals,...

The Foundation was started in 1979 according to the wishes of the renowned painter Antonio Calderara, who lived in this house in Vacciago near Ameno until the mid seventies. The...

The healing properties of the Bognanco thermal baths were discovered in 1863, when Father Tichelli discovered a spring with therapeutic properties, which were made known 6 years later after Dr....

The Gallery and Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Masnago are housed in the Castle of Masnago, built originally for defensive purposes between the 11th and 13th centuries, and...

The Museum of Woodworking in the village of Forno in Valstrona displays an extensive collection of wooden articles. The Museum owes its existence to an elderly local woodturner who collected...

The Walser House Museum in Macugnaga was founded in 1982 to collect, catalogue and preserve the things used by the Walser people of Macugnaga in their daily lives. The Walsers...

The Guia Gold Mine at Fornarelli not far from the Walser House Museum was the first mine to be reopened as a museum. The mine was active for over two...

The Doll Museum in the Rocca of Angera was founded in 1988 by the wish of Princess Bona Borromeo Arese, and displays over a thousand dolls made between the 18th...

The Museum of Taps and their Technology in San Maurizio d’Opaglio recounts the history of the technological innovations that over the years have revolutionised personal hygiene, taking it from an...

The Rossetti Valentini School of Fine Arts is the only school of applied arts active in the Alps and that has been running for 145 years! Established in 1878 by...

The Gignese Museum is the only one in the world devoted to umbrellas and parasols; its collection comprises over a thousand examples of umbrellas, parasols and handles. Some items are...

The picturesque little town of Santa Maria Maggiore in the centre of the beautiful Vigezzo Valley is home to the unusual Chimney Sweep Museum, the only one in Italy. This...

In upper Piedmont’s most renowned thermal location, the thermal water of the Premia thermal baths flows out from the Cadarese spring. The hyper thermal water, which springs at a temperature...

Space: is the innovative multi-purpose centre that combines sport, relaxation, education and food that opened in Verbania in July 2020. Conceived and strongly desired by Matteo Alessi, fourth generation of...