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If Hotel Cortese is the best place to spend a high-class and restful stay, the little village where it stands, Armeno, represents the best base where to enjoy the surrounding area. From its central position, indeed, the visitor can easily and quickly reach the countless attractions of this wonderful district.
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| The typical and ancient village of Armeno (525 meters above sea level) lays peacefully upon a sunny plateau well sheltered by the surrounding hills, for ages undisturbed dwellings of beechen, larch and chestnut woods. Continue... |
Near to the hotel, the tourist will run into the magical apparition of Lake Orta, fairly defined “God’s watercolour” because of the fascinating sensations that its romantic atmosphere provokes. Orta, the most important village in the country, is only 5 km from the hotel. Continue...
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From the hotel the tourist can both enjoy the charming alpine range that dominates Lake Orta and even admire the highest summits of Monte Rosa (4.637 meters above sea level). Nevertheless, mountain lovers not only will they profit by the view, but they will also be in a position to reach the peaks that characterize the whole region called Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VCO) because of their proximity. Continue... |
| The villas that cover the area, each one with its own style, not only have they kept their architectural allure for ages, but they also represent a real “green system” of wonderful gardens full of rare flowers and impressive age-old trees. Some of these villas are open to the public, which allows to enjoy their treasures and to discover their history. Continue... |
The presence of many protected areas, each one with its own features and charm, confirms the importance of this natural landscape. Within a stone’s throw from the hotel, you can find Mount Mesma Reserve and the Sacred Mount of Orta Reserve, two places where the peace of nature matches with the search after faith. Continue... |
A widespread distribution of museums can satisfy the desire of culture under many tastes and preferences. For those who like ethnographical collections, precious evidence of local civilisations over the centuries, the variety of museums consecrated to this subject is significant. Continue... |
| Old convents and monasteries with their different ways of living made of strict devotion to the spiritual search, Monumental Churches where to find the grandeur and the beauty of the work of man consecrated to God, a chain of Sacred Mounts where a route of artistic Chapels consecrated to Jesus' life or to a Saint's one... Even religious courses can offer a wide range of choice over the whole region. Continue... |
Typical cheeses and inland delicatessen products, freshwater fish, the rice of Novara’s plane and the wines of the hills are the basic oenogastronomical products of this region. In Armeno, it is possible to stop at a typical dairy where fresh grazing cow's milk, first-class cheeses and biological yogurts are produced daily. Continue... |
In addition to the expositions planned by museums, to the various oenogastronomical exhibitions, to the rich schedule of music festivals, to the several flea and handicraft markets often organized in small and typical suburbs, many are the folklore rendezvous that liven up the whole lake and mountainous area. Continue... |
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Many are the possibilities to do shopping in this area: from the quiet cobbled paving streets of the city-centre to the huge modern shopping centres. Artisan workshops are also scattered through the whole country.
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