'''Cannobio'''[http://www.cannobio.net/] is a town on Lake Maggiore in Piedmont, Italy. It lays at the end of the Cannobina Valley on the West side of the lake. It's municipality (''comuni'' in Italian) is next to the Swiss border.

Get in

By plane

The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa, about 1 hour and 30 minutes by car. Bus services connect with Milan and local bus goes to Gallarate Station.

Airports in the area are:

  • Milan Malpensa (Malpensa Airport), 1h30 by car
  • Milan Linate (Linate Airport), 2h by car
  • Milan Bergamo (Orio al Serio Airport), 2h10 by car
  • Turin, 2h20 by car
  • Zurich, 2h50 by car
  • By train

    There is no train station at Cannobio, the closest are in Locarno, Switzerland, and Verbania-Pallanza. It is possible to take the bus from these to Cannobio.
  • Locarno, connections with Bellinzona and the rest of Switzerland. [www.sbb.ch]
  • Verbania-Pallanza, connections with Milan, Italy, and Bern, Switzerland. [www.trenitalia.it]
  • By bus

    [http://www.vcoinbus.it/ VCO public transport] connects Cannobio to Brissago, Switzerland, Verbania and other towns in the region. [http://www.ti.ch/dt/dstm/sm/Temi/Trasporti/] provides bus services from Locarno to Brissago at the Italian border.

    From Locarno:

  • Take the bus to Brissago, where you'll be able to change to an Italian bus.
  • From Verbania:

  • At the Verbania-Pallanza train station take the bus to Verbania-Intra on the Omegna-Verbania line.
  • In Verbania take the bus to Brissago (CH).
  • From Stresa:

  • Take the bus to Verbania-Intra.
  • By car

    From Locarno: Take the 13 to the border, which becomes SS34 once in Italy.

    From Milan (Highways/''Autostrada''):

  • Take the A8/E62 towards Gallarate, take the direction A26 Genova, Gravellona Toce.
  • Take the A8dir/E62, direction Genova, Gravellona Toce
  • Take the A26/E62, direction Gravellona Toce
  • Exit at Gravellona Toce and take the SS34 towards Verbania/Intra
  • After Verbania/Intra keep going on SS34 along the lake to Cannobio
  • By boat

    Ferries on Lake Maggiore go to all major towns on the lake and some smaller ones.

    Get around

    See

    Do

  • Hike or go camping in [http://www.parcovalgrande.it/index.php Val Grande National Park]
  • Buy

    The Market is on the lakeside (''lungolago'' in Italian) every Sunday.

    Groceries

    There are two Conad supermarkets in town. One is next to the Lido, the other is by the SS34 close to the main church.

    Eat

    Drink

    Sleep

  • Camping Campagna. ia Casali Darbedo, 20/22 - 28822 Cannobio (VB). +39) 0323 70100. ttp://www.campingcampagna.it/default.asp. 58 to ?75.
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  • Hotel Pironi. ttp://www.pironihotel.it/. 90+.

    Splurge

  • Hotel Cannobio. iazza Vittorio Emanuele III. 39 0323 739639. ttp://www.hotelcannobio.com/. 100+. Hotel Cannobio, colourful hotel situated on the square in front of the port.

    Contact

    Get out

  • Do some Bungee Jumping or Caving with [http://www.trekking.ch/welcome.asp Trekking Outdoor Team] at the Verzasca dam (near Locarno)
  • Rafting, Canyoning, Hydrospeed, Tubing with [http://www.monrosarafting.it/ Monrosa] near Balmuccia