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As we are a fledgling site, we need your travel tips for holidays in Stresa and Lake Maggiore. We would like this section of the site to be a positive help to future visitors to Stresa and therefore we would love you tell us about your favourite places to stay, visit, eat and drink! Just fill in the form to the right and click send. Please come back and visit our site after your holiday and send us your top tips!
We will review every travel tip received and reserve the right to make a final decision for its inclusion on our site. We will not publish tips containing abusive or offensive content.
All the tips in this section are from third parties and are not necessarily the opinion held by Visit Stresa.
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Name: Richard & Helen From: Manchester, UK Visited Stresa: June 2008 Tip: Hotel Elena in the main square is a great place to stay. If you are after good value, clean and comfortable accommodation then it is perfect. It is right in the main square so close to shops, restaurants, bars and the ferry station.
Name: Dave & Irene From: Aberdeen, UK Visited Stresa: July 2008 Tip: For an excellent up market hotel try Hotel La Palma on the lake front. Superb service in the restaurant, plush and cosy bar / cafe and friendly and professional staff.
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Name: Anthony From: Maryland, USA Visited Stresa: August 2007 Tip: La Cambusa on Via Cavour behind the church on Via Sempione has the largest wine selection in the region. And Rosaria Bolla and her family are happy to provide advice and conversation about all things, in several languages. A very welcoming and friendly experience.
Name: Jenny From: London, UK Visited Stresa: September 2007 Tip: We had a great meal at Il Pesciolino Rosso by the traffic lights near the railway station. My husband had a fantastic pizza (it was bigger than the plate!) and I had pasta with courgettes and prawns that was absolutely delicious. Highly reccommended!!
Name: Richard & Helen From: Manchester, UK Visited Stresa: June 2008 Tip: We arrived in Stresa at lunchtime and just near our hotel on the way to the ferry station we found La Botte. It is a really cosy, rustic little place and we had a lovely bowl of pasta. There's monkey nuts in a bowl on the table to nibble whilst you choose from the menu which was a nice touch.
Name: Dave & Irene From: Aberdeen, UK Visited Stresa: July 2008 Tip: For a more rustic eating experience and away from the hustle and bustle of the restaurants in the square try Osteria del Amici - turn right at the perfume shop on the square up a side street.
Name: Graham & Helen From: London, UK Visited Stresa: August 2008 Tip: Cafe Torino in the main square is a good place to eat as it offers excellent food and service at very reasonable prices.
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Things to See & Do
Name: Richard & Helen From: Manchester, UK Visited Stresa: June 2008 Tip: Our top tip is the roving tickets for the ferries. Basically you can get one ticket that lets you hop around the islands and the resorts near Stresa and they are really good value for money.
Name: Dave & Irene From: Aberdeen, UK Visited Stresa: July 2008
Tip: We did the Lago Maggiore Express which takes a whole day - trip
to Domodossola from Stresa is fairly ordinary then change to the
Panoramic train which leaves from a downstairs platform ( watch for the
platform signs for the Domodossola to Locarno train.) The Panoramic
train is quite good ( They take a 1.50 euro supplement on some trips)
trundling round the mountain sides to Locarno where some shops and
restaurants will accept and even give change in Euros, others may
accept Euro notes only, otherwise just get 50 Swiss francs from the
hole in the wall which should be enough for a lunch for two and an ice
cream ! The ferry trip back to Stresa takes around 3 hours although on a
nice day could be quite relaxing. For an extra 6 euros each you get an
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Name: Dave & Irene From: Aberdeen, UK Visited Stresa: July 2008 Tip: Watch out for free music in some of the bars - not always well advertised - Jazz in La Verbanella on the lake front on certain nights and free classical recitals in the plush Regina Palace.
Name: Graham & Helen From: London, UK Visited Stresa: August 2008 Tip: In Via De Vit there is an internet cafe, currently called Newdata. Very useful for online flight check in.
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