Holiday apartment in Baceno: discover the gorge, culture and mountains

A holiday apartment in Baceno takes you to a place whose character is shaped by history, landscapes and cultural discoveries. In the Middle Ages, Baceno played an important role for Alta Val d’Ossola because of its strategic location at the confluence of the three valleys of Devero, Antigorio and Formazza. This historic location makes Baceno interesting if you would like to combine nature and culture in your travel plans.

Gorge and peaks in the surrounding area

The accessible Orrido Sud is approximately 200 metres long and 20 to 30 metres deep; metal stairways and information panels have been installed for visitors. Its approximate dimensions give the landscape a clearly defined spatial character. If you choose a holiday apartment based on your interests for each day, you can consider this natural site a specific focus of your plans.

La Pizzetta is a peak in the immediate vicinity of Baceno, as is Pizzo Nava. Corona Troggi and Pizzo Cortefreddo are peaks in the area around Baceno. This gives you landscape-based points of reference for planning your trip, without these names implying a specific route.

Museums and sacred art

The Museo dell’Alpeggio documents the activities of alpine farming with a video room, traditional tools, visual materials and explanatory panels. The Chapel of the Madonna, now the Rosary Chapel, is located in the Church of San Gaudenzio; its frescoes are dedicated to the life of Mary. In Croveo, the house of the chaplain “don Amedeo Ruscetta” is a restored building erected in 1607 that has been converted into a museum of sacred art and peasant culture. The cultural themes therefore range from alpine farming to sacred art and peasant culture.

History, Croveo and getting there

Historical topics also have specific points of reference in the wider surrounding area. The Museo della Resistenza di Goglio has been housed in the station building of the former cable car to Alpe Devero since 2004. Gmeinalp is a ruin in the wider regional area around Baceno. The Parrocchia Ss. Gervasio E Protasio is also a church in this wider regional area; the Chiesa Parrocchiale della Beata Vergine del Rosario is another church there.

The Walserfall via ferrata lies north of Croveo, a district of Baceno, along the road to Alpe Devero and runs along the rock face next to the Cascata di Agaro waterfall. This connection between the district, road, rock face and waterfall can help you assess your landscape-related interests when choosing a holiday apartment, without presupposing a specific route. To get there, the Comazzi Domodossola–Cascata del Toce bus route continues directly from Domodossola railway station to Baceno.

Choose the right holiday apartment

When choosing a holiday apartment in Baceno, you can give different weight to nature, culture and history and decide whether your travel plans should focus more on gorges and peaks, museums and churches, or historic sites.

More destinations for planning your trip: Malesco, Re, Trasquera, Vignone, Cresseglio, Oggebbio, Beura, Traffiume.

For the overview of the wider destination: Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.