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Baveno Travel Guide

Inspiration, Italian Lakes, Italy, Italy Villa Holidays, Lake Maggiore

Baveno is a small village on the shores of Lake Maggiore. It sits just along from the most well-known town on the b...

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Guide to Locarno: Locarno travel guide

Inspiration, Italian Lakes, Italy, Italy Villa Holidays, Lake Maggiore

Locarno is situated on the North Eastern tip of Lake Maggiore. Lake Maggiore is the second largest lake in Italy an...

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Top 12 family days out on Lake Maggiore

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A family holiday on Lake Maggiore was the inspiration for Italy Villa Holidays founder, Jo Mackay, to create her It...

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Top 5 places to visit on Lake Maggiore

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Anyone familiar with Italy Villa Holidays knows that Lake Maggiore holds a special place in our heart. We’d a...

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Spotlight on Maccagno: Maccagno travel guide

Inspiration, Italian Lakes, Italy, Italy Villa Holidays, Lake Maggiore

Maccagno is an authentic lakeside town that sits on the Eastern shores of Lake Maggiore. It sits approximately 10 k...

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Is Lake Maggiore better than Lake Como?

Inspiration, Italian Lakes, Italy, Italy Villa Holidays, Lake Como, Lake Maggiore

I don’t think that anyone would argue that Lake Como isn’t the most well known of the two lakes. In mor...

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Which of the Italian Lakes is best suited to you?

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The Italian Lakes is a collection of lakes that sit predominantly in northern Italy but which, in two cases, also d...

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Our favourite lakeside towns on Lake Maggiore

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The towns on Lake Maggiore are where it all began for Italy Villa Holidays. Anyone familiar with our story will kno...

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