Holiday apartment in Arona – Lakeside, History and Nature
Accommodation in Arona
Arona between lakeside, history and nature
Arona lies on the Piedmontese shore of Lake Maggiore. This gives you a destination where different ideas for day trips can be combined: historic sites, religious art, observing nature and paths along the water are presented as distinct themes. This range is particularly helpful when choosing a holiday apartment in Arona if you do not want to limit your stay to just one way of experiencing the area.
The Rocca Borromea di Arona is a fortification built for defensive purposes, overlooking Lake Maggiore. It was founded shortly before the year 1000 under Lombard control. Its main entrance is easily accessible for people with disabilities.
The Sancarlone takes you high up: visitors can climb to the top via a spiral staircase and steep vertical stairs. The structure was completed in 1698. The specific sequence of stairs makes the ascent a special attraction for visitors who want to experience such structures from more than just the outside.
Religious history is also tangible in Arona. In the choir of the Chiesa dei Santi Martiri o di San Graziano is an altarpiece, created around 1488, depicting the Madonna enthroned with saints by Ambrogio da Fossano (Bergognone). Another historical trace lives on in the Festa del “Tredicino”: it is an annual tradition that originated from the return of the mortal remains of Saint Fedele to Arona on 13 March 1576.
Another focus is the Parco Naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago. Its wetlands are of particular importance for wildlife and for rare aquatic and marsh plants. The park has been protected since 1980 and includes a peat bog, pastures for breeding thoroughbred horses and a wooded area. Since 2012, it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps as a prehistoric pile-dwelling site.
For active days, the park offers a dense network of paths that visitors can use to explore it and cross it extensively. Along the shore of Lake Maggiore, a path for pedestrians and cyclists also runs from Corso Europa. The path is closed to motor vehicles; benches invite visitors to rest and admire the panorama. The two path options offer different experiences: in the park, the focus is on crossing the area extensively, while along the lakeside the emphasis is on walking or cycling with breaks along the way.
Holiday apartment in Arona: culture, nature and lakeside
If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Arona, you can base your choice on your preferred rhythm: the Sancarlone makes stairs and the ascent part of the day, the park combines paths with nature and cultural themes, and the lakeside path from Corso Europa represents a route with benches. When choosing accommodation in Arona, you can therefore primarily weigh up whether you want to give different importance to culture, longer stretches of walking or moments by the lakeside.
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