{"id":16889,"date":"2022-03-14T20:19:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T19:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stresatours.com\/?page_id=16889"},"modified":"2025-07-02T12:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T10:26:21","slug":"laghi-e-giardini","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stresatours.com\/en\/laghi-e-giardini\/","title":{"rendered":"Laghi e Giardini"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth-background grve-padding-top-6x grve-padding-bottom-6x grve-bg-none grve-headings-light\"  style=\"color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-30\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper\" ><div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-2x\" style=\"\"><\/div><h1 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-center grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-up grve-h1 grve-increase-heading grve-heading-300\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Laghi e Giardini<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-2x\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\">  <div class=\"grve-bg-image grve-bg-center-center grve-bg-image-id-16819\"   style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/stresatours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/santa-caterina.jpg);\"><\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bg-overlay grve-bg-dark grve-opacity-30\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-separator-bottom\"><svg class=\"grve-separator grve-tilt-right-separator\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" fill=\"#db0038\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" viewbox=\"0 0 1920 90\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\"><polygon class=\"fil0\" points=\"0,90 1920,90 0,0 \"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth-background grve-padding-top-5x grve-padding-bottom-5x grve-bg-none grve-headings-light grve-custom-height grve-middle-content\" data-tablet-portrait-equal-columns=\"false\" data-mobile-equal-columns=\"false\"  style=\"background-color:#db0038;color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6);\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-30\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1 grve-tablet-sm-column-1\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper\" ><h1 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-center grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-up grve-leader-text grve-increase-heading grve-heading-140\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Acqua e fiori.<\/span><\/h1><h1 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-center grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-up grve-h1 grve-increase-heading grve-heading-300\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Natura e dintorni<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"grve-element grve-box-icon grve-medium grve-top-icon grve-align-center\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-image-icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/stresatours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/33-arrow-down-outline.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stresatours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/33-arrow-down-outline.gif 1x,https:\/\/stresatours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/33-arrow-down-outline.gif 2x\" \/><\/div><div class=\"grve-box-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth grve-bg-none grve-custom-height grve-middle-content grve-tablet-sm-row-hide grve-mobile-row-hide\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-none\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1751451879024\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"mouse-move-x-y\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"2x\" data-invert=\"true\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1646921664311\" ><h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-right grve-h1\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span><span class=\"grve-text-primary-1\">Giardino Alpinia<\/span><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"grve-element grve-divider grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal grve-align-left\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;\" data-delay=\"800\"><span class=\"grve-custom-divider grve-bg-primary-1\" style=\"width: 100px;height: 5px;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-right grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\">\r\r\n\t\t\t<p>The Alpinia botanical garden, known as the flowered balcony, is located on the slopes of Mount Mottarone, precisely in Alpino. The garden offers two circular opportunities for visits. A first path winds through the woods for a deeper path and an intimate dialogue between oneself and nature. The second, on the other hand, is more extroverted, immediately showing the trump card of the breathtaking panorama that can only be enjoyed from a certain altitude. In the middle of both paths you can see a source of pure natural water that comes directly from the summit of Mottarone, at 1942 meters.<\/p>\n\r\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth grve-bg-none grve-desktop-row-hide grve-tablet-row-hide\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-none\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1751451888418\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"mouse-move-x-y\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"2x\" data-invert=\"true\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1649681422247\" ><h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-right grve-h1\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span><span class=\"grve-text-primary-1\">Giardino Alpinia<\/span><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"grve-element grve-divider grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal grve-align-left\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;\" data-delay=\"800\"><span class=\"grve-custom-divider grve-bg-primary-1\" style=\"width: 100px;height: 5px;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-right grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\">\r\r\n\t\t\t<p>The Alpinia botanical garden, known as the flowered balcony, is located on the slopes of Mount Mottarone, precisely in Alpino. The garden offers two circular opportunities for visits. A first path winds through the woods for a deeper path and an intimate dialogue between oneself and nature. The second, on the other hand, is more extroverted, immediately showing the trump card of the breathtaking panorama that can only be enjoyed from a certain altitude. In the middle of both paths you can see a source of pure natural water that comes directly from the summit of Mottarone, at 1942 meters.<\/p>\n\r\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth grve-bg-none grve-custom-height grve-middle-content grve-tablet-sm-row-hide grve-mobile-row-hide\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-none\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"mouse-move-x-y\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"2x\" data-invert=\"true\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1646921674617\" ><h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-left grve-h1\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Villa Taranto<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"grve-element grve-divider grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal grve-align-left\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;\" data-delay=\"800\"><span class=\"grve-custom-divider grve-bg-primary-1\" style=\"width: 100px;height: 5px;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\">\r\r\n\t\t\t<p>Harmonious fusion of an English-style park and an Italian-style baroque botanical garden where statues, fountains, water features, symmetries and well-kept flower beds stand out. Wanted by its creator, the Scottish archer of the Queen of England, Linnean academic and botany enthusiast Mr Neal Boyd Mc Eacharn who for years searched for the right place where he could realize his dream of creating one of the most renowned gardens in all of Europe, he finds in Pallanza, reached in the 1930s, the place where he can make his dream come true. Despite the decadent state of Villa Crocetta, which later became Villa Taranto, he buys land and residence, and dedicates what remains of his life to the planning, construction and decoration of the gardens. Bequeathed to the Italian state and now wisely guarded by the Villa Taranto Gardens, it has been defined by The Needs magazine as the most beautiful botanical garden in the world.<\/p>\n\r\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1751451897468\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth grve-bg-none grve-desktop-row-hide grve-tablet-row-hide\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-none\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1751451905858\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"mouse-move-x-y\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"2x\" data-invert=\"true\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1649681483543\" ><h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-left grve-h1\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Villa Taranto<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"grve-element grve-divider grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal grve-align-left\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;\" data-delay=\"800\"><span class=\"grve-custom-divider grve-bg-primary-1\" style=\"width: 100px;height: 5px;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\">\r\r\n\t\t\t<p>Harmonious fusion of an English-style park and an Italian-style baroque botanical garden where statues, fountains, water features, symmetries and well-kept flower beds stand out. Wanted by its creator, the Scottish archer of the Queen of England, Linnean academic and botany enthusiast Mr Neal Boyd Mc Eacharn who for years searched for the right place where he could realize his dream of creating one of the most renowned gardens in all of Europe, he finds in Pallanza, reached in the 1930s, the place where he can make his dream come true. Despite the decadent state of Villa Crocetta, which later became Villa Taranto, he buys land and residence, and dedicates what remains of his life to the planning, construction and decoration of the gardens. Bequeathed to the Italian state and now wisely guarded by the Villa Taranto Gardens, it has been defined by The Needs magazine as the most beautiful botanical garden in the world.<\/p>\n\r\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth grve-bg-none grve-custom-height grve-middle-content grve-tablet-sm-row-hide grve-mobile-row-hide\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-none\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1751451914200\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"mouse-move-x-y\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"2x\" data-invert=\"true\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1646921664311\" ><h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-right grve-h1\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span><span class=\"grve-text-primary-1\">Lake Mergozzo<\/span><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"grve-element grve-divider grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal grve-align-left\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;\" data-delay=\"800\"><span class=\"grve-custom-divider grve-bg-primary-1\" style=\"width: 100px;height: 5px;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-right grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\">\r\r\n\t\t\t<p>Originally joined to Lake Maggiore, it was separated from it following the formation of the Piana di Fondotoce. Entirely included in the special protection area \"Lake Mergozzo and Mont'Orfano\", the basin is navigable only by rowing or electric boats, which is why its waters are among the cleanest in Italy and is among the most popular destinations for fans of water sports and sport fishing. The village of the same name is characterized by a large square overlooking the banks and decorated by a large and centuries-old Elm. Narrow alleys and colorful houses attached to each other complete the picture. Particularly impressive is the aperitif in the square at sunset.<\/p>\n\r\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth grve-bg-none grve-desktop-row-hide grve-tablet-row-hide\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-none\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1751451923032\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"mouse-move-x-y\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"2x\" data-invert=\"true\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1649681553578\" ><h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-right grve-h1\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span><span class=\"grve-text-primary-1\">Lake Mergozzo<\/span><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"grve-element grve-divider grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal grve-align-left\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;\" data-delay=\"800\"><span class=\"grve-custom-divider grve-bg-primary-1\" style=\"width: 100px;height: 5px;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-right grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\">\r\r\n\t\t\t<p>Originally joined to Lake Maggiore, it was separated from it following the formation of the Piana di Fondotoce. Entirely included in the special protection area \"Lake Mergozzo and Mont'Orfano\", the basin is navigable only by rowing or electric boats, which is why its waters are among the cleanest in Italy and is among the most popular destinations for fans of water sports and sport fishing. The village of the same name is characterized by a large square overlooking the banks and decorated by a large and centuries-old Elm. Narrow alleys and colorful houses attached to each other complete the picture. Particularly impressive is the aperitif in the square at sunset.<\/p>\n\r\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth grve-bg-none grve-custom-height grve-middle-content grve-tablet-sm-row-hide grve-mobile-row-hide\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-none\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"mouse-move-x-y\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"2x\" data-invert=\"true\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1646921674617\" ><h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-left grve-h1\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Lake Orta<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"grve-element grve-divider grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal grve-align-left\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;\" data-delay=\"800\"><span class=\"grve-custom-divider grve-bg-primary-1\" style=\"width: 100px;height: 5px;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\">\r\r\n\t\t\t<p>Named the most romantic of the lakes in Italy, that of Orta is known for its connection with the writer Gianni Rodari, born in Omegna in 1920. The town of Orta San Giulio is also very characteristic, counted among the most beautiful villages in Italy, characterized by typical stone buildings and a large square from which to explore the island.<\/p>\n\r\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1751451936617\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth grve-bg-none grve-desktop-row-hide grve-tablet-row-hide\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-none\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1751451944775\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"mouse-move-x-y\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"2x\" data-invert=\"true\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1649681593638\" ><h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-left grve-h1\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Lake Orta<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"grve-element grve-divider grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal grve-align-left\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;\" data-delay=\"800\"><span class=\"grve-custom-divider grve-bg-primary-1\" style=\"width: 100px;height: 5px;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\">\r\r\n\t\t\t<p>Named the most romantic of the lakes in Italy, that of Orta is known for its connection with the writer Gianni Rodari, born in Omegna in 1920. The town of Orta San Giulio is also very characteristic, counted among the most beautiful villages in Italy, characterized by typical stone buildings and a large square from which to explore the island.<\/p>\n\r\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth grve-bg-none grve-custom-height grve-middle-content grve-tablet-sm-row-hide grve-mobile-row-hide\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-none\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1751451953882\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"mouse-move-x-y\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"2x\" data-invert=\"true\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1646921664311\" ><h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-right grve-h1\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span><span class=\"grve-text-primary-1\">Santa Caterina del Sasso<\/span><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"grve-element grve-divider grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal grve-align-left\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;\" data-delay=\"800\"><span class=\"grve-custom-divider grve-bg-primary-1\" style=\"width: 100px;height: 5px;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-right grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\">\r\r\n\t\t\t<p>Perched on its rocky ledge overlooking the lake, the monastery is an incredible sight. Recently restored and open to the public, the Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso Ballaro is a complex of three buildings dating back to the thirteenth century, dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria by the founder Alberto Besozzi di Arolo, who after a shipwreck found escape on these rocks. Over the centuries, the monastery hosted several communities of monks. The natural beauty of its position, between rock and lake, is made even more picturesque by the three buildings that compose it and by the numerous cycles of frescoes in the chapel dedicated to Santa Caterina and in the two internal churches, the Church of Santa Maria Nuova and San Nicola.<\/p>\n\r\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-1x\" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stresatours.com\/en\/biglietti-isole-borromee\/#!\/e\/ec77ca44cf0df08e98c0f8d459a09c75\" class=\"grve-btn grve-btn-large grve-square grve-bg-primary-1 grve-bg-hover-primary-1\"><span>Buy ticket<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth grve-bg-none grve-desktop-row-hide grve-tablet-row-hide\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-none\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1751451965761\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"mouse-move-x-y\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"2x\" data-invert=\"true\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper vc_custom_1649681622920\" ><h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-right grve-h1\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span><span class=\"grve-text-primary-1\">Santa Caterina del Sasso<\/span><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"grve-element grve-divider grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-left grve-duration-normal grve-align-left\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;\" data-delay=\"800\"><span class=\"grve-custom-divider grve-bg-primary-1\" style=\"width: 100px;height: 5px;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in-right grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\">\r\r\n\t\t\t<p>Perched on its rocky ledge overlooking the lake, the monastery is an incredible sight. Recently restored and open to the public, the Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso Ballaro is a complex of three buildings dating back to the thirteenth century, dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria by the founder Alberto Besozzi di Arolo, who after a shipwreck found escape on these rocks. Over the centuries, the monastery hosted several communities of monks. The natural beauty of its position, between rock and lake, is made even more picturesque by the three buildings that compose it and by the numerous cycles of frescoes in the chapel dedicated to Santa Caterina and in the two internal churches, the Church of Santa Maria Nuova and San Nicola.<\/p>\n\r\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-1x\" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stresatours.com\/en\/biglietti-isole-borromee\/#!\/e\/ec77ca44cf0df08e98c0f8d459a09c75\" class=\"grve-btn grve-btn-large grve-square grve-bg-primary-1 grve-bg-hover-primary-1\"><span>Buy ticket<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth-background grve-padding-top-6x grve-padding-bottom-6x grve-bg-parallax grve-headings-light\" data-parallax-threshold=\"0.5\"  style=\"color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-none\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper\" ><h1 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-center grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-up grve-leader-text grve-increase-heading grve-heading-180\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Scopri anche<\/span><\/h1><h1 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-center grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-up grve-h1 grve-increase-heading grve-heading-300\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Art and Culture<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-1x\" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stresatours.com\/en\/attractions\/arte-e-cultura\/\" title=\"Art and Culture\" class=\"grve-btn grve-btn-extralarge grve-square grve-bg-white grve-bg-hover-white\"><span>Visita<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\">  <div class=\"grve-bg-image grve-bg-image-id-16760\"   style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/stresatours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/arte.jpg);\"><\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bg-overlay grve-bg-dark grve-opacity-30\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth-background grve-padding-top-1x grve-padding-bottom-6x grve-bg-none grve-custom-height grve-middle-content grve-tablet-sm-row-hide grve-mobile-row-hide grve-separator-fullheight\" data-mobile-equal-columns=\"false\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-30\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1 grve-headings-primary-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"vertical-parallax\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"6x\" data-invert=\"false\" data-tablet-portrait-parallax-effect=\"none\" data-mobile-parallax-effect=\"none\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper\" ><h1 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-center grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-up grve-h1 grve-increase-heading grve-heading-250\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\" data-delay=\"200\"><span><br>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #173473;\">La meraviglia <\/span><br>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #173473;\">ti aspetta<\/span><br>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #173473; font-size: 150%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stresatours.com\/en\/biglietti-isole-borromee\/\"><span style=\"color: #db003b; text-decoration: underline #173473;\">Aquista.<\/span><\/a><br>\n<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-2x\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth-background grve-padding-top-2x grve-padding-bottom-4x grve-bg-none grve-custom-height grve-middle-content grve-desktop-row-hide grve-tablet-row-hide grve-separator-fullheight\" data-mobile-equal-columns=\"false\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-30\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1 grve-headings-primary-2 grve-parallax-effect\"  data-parallax-effect=\"vertical-parallax\" data-sensitive=\"low\" data-limit=\"6x\" data-invert=\"false\" data-tablet-portrait-parallax-effect=\"none\" data-mobile-parallax-effect=\"none\"><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper\" ><h1 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-duration-normal grve-fade-in-up grve-h1 grve-increase-heading grve-heading-250\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\" data-delay=\"200\"><span><br>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #173473;\">La meraviglia<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #173473;\">ti aspetta.<\/span><br>\n<p style=\"color: #173473; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stresatours.com\/en\/biglietti-isole-borromee\/\"><span style=\"color: #db003b; text-decoration: underline #173473;\">Aquista.<\/span><\/a><br>\n<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eu homero honestatis necessitatibus sit, latine omittam qualisque in sea, appetere suavitate ad eos. 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