Holiday apartment in Alpe Devero: Discover mountain nature and culture
Accommodation in Alpe Devero
Alpe Devero combines protected mountain nature with trails that make a wide variety of holiday experiences possible. The Alpe Devero protected zone is a protected area in the Piedmont region; the Devero basin in the Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park was shaped by glaciers. Around Devero, larch forests, high-altitude mountain meadows, Alpine lakes and extensive moraine deposits define the landscape. There are also peat bogs and mown meadows around Alpe Devero.
Holiday apartments in Alpe Devero to suit your experiences
If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Alpe Devero, you can choose its location based on the specific areas of experience the destination offers: the glacially formed basin landscape, lakes and moraines, hiking destinations or the cultural traces in Valle Antigorio. This allows your accommodation choice to be aligned with your preferred daily activities without reducing Alpe Devero to just one type of holiday.
Hiking, wildlife and Alpine landscapes
A circular hike through the larch forest in the Alpe Devero protected area leads to Lago Nero. Frogs and newts can be found at this lake. Another hiking destination is Monte Cazzola in Parco del Devero. Its grassy ridge offers a 360-degree view of the surrounding peaks. Alpe Devero is also home to marmots, chamois and eagles; with a little luck, you may even spot the very rare bearded vulture.
Cycling tour, climbing crag and cross-country ski trail
The Devero Great Est mountain-bike circuit starts and ends in Alpe Devero, is 20.5 km long and classified as difficult. It passes through high-altitude grasslands on a plateau more than 2,000 m high and over 7 km long. The Busin Stange climbing crag in Codelago near Alpe Devero features more than 30 routes on a rock structure 15 to 40 m high, with difficulty grades ranging from 4a to 7a. In winter, an easy cross-country ski trail in Alpe Devero adds to the activities on offer; it is a circular route approximately 4 km long.
Alpine pastures, oratory and historic trade routes
The Museo dell’alpeggio in Alpe Devero uses information panels to explain life on the surrounding Alpine pastures, as well as traditional livestock farming and cheese-making techniques in Valle Antigorio. The Oratorio di San Bartolomeo in the Devero district dates back to the 17th century. The strada d’Antigorio via Baceno, Devero and the Arbola provides a broader historical context: for many centuries, it was the most important trade route between Valais and Lombardy.
Getting to the protected zone
The Alpe Devero protected zone can be reached on foot from designated car parks or by Prontobus. When planning your holiday apartment, you can take both access options into account, along with the focus of your days between nature, hiking, sport and culture.
Other destinations in the area
If you would like to discover other places in addition to Alpe Devero, direct connections take you to Miazzina, Quarna Sotto, Casale Corte Cerro, Ornavasso, Antrona Schieranco, Premeno, Cicogna and Verbania.
For the higher-level travel overview: Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.
