The merchant Alberto Besozzi is said to have survived a shipwreck here in the 13th century. [ click for more information ]
Ort Quicchio
Quicchio is a small village on Lake Maggiore near Cannobio. [ click for more information ]
Museo dell´Ombrello e del Parasole
It is the only museum in the world dedicated to umbrellas and parasols. [ click for more information ]
Marionettenmuseum
In the old buildings of the Borromeo noble family, the museum exhibits a large collection of marionettes from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as dolls from the 19th and 20th centuries. [ click for more information ]