Arona Travel Guide

 Liolio Says:  Just a good place to go for a walk, observe the life of locals, let your children play in a lively playground, look at the boats or relax on a bench while having a lunch. 

 croisbeauty Says:  Corso Cavour is the main street of the town centre, an splendid pedestrian precinct in which the main shopping area is located.Right at the beginning of Corso there is Chiesa di SS Gioachino e Anna, completed in the first half of the 18th century. This church hasn't any... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Chiesa di San Giuseppe - St. Joseph - dates back to the 17th century, but it facade was reconstructed in the 20th century. The church is worth of attention because it contains a lot of wood handiwork created by Lombard carvers. The canvas on the altar depicting the Nativity,... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Villa Ponti, which stands opposite to the convent Monastero della Visitazione, is the most elegant houses in the town. Nowadays it held the most prestigious art exibitions.The Villa was built in the 18th century according to Bartolomeo Pertossi's wishes. As the plaque on the... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Palazzo Borromeo stands next o the church of Santissima Trinita. The palace is in pretty bad conditiones now but it is important as the part of St. Charles Borromeo heritage. The lintel above the portal is of particular interest, it is adorned with 1446 coat of arms of the... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Via San Carlo is the main street in the high part of the town where major historic sights can be found. Chiesa di Santissima Trinita is actually divided in two parts, one is the Monastero della Visitazione, dedicated to the convent, and the other is Chiesa della SS Trinita,... 

 croisbeauty Says:  The small and very beautiful chapel, situated next to the church of St. Joseph, contains the Beolchi Ossuary. The ossuary was built in 1683 and commissioned by Bartolomeo Beolco. It has grating with the form of flowers and is in wrought iron, an extraordinary example of... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Piazza del Popolo, once called Piazza del Mercato, is the real heart of Arona. The central part of the suqare is occupied by ancient building which has large Gothic portico with six arches. The building is incorrectly called Broletto or minicipal hall, actually, it is... 

 croisbeauty Says:  The parrish church of Santa Maria is a building showing miscellanous styles. It was consacrated in 1488, but the inside was rebuilt in many parts in the 19th century. The Romanesque style bell tower dates back to the 12th century and is the oldest part of the church.The 16th... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Piazza del Popolo, where the church of Santa Marta is situated, used to be the trading port and the seat of the town market.The church dates back to 1592 and was build in an unusual style which looks more like a palace then the church. Inside the church containing a 16th... 

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 Aurorae Says:  There is this lovely restaurant on the square shown on my pictures, which looks really beautiful and very ambiental. I haven't been there (yet!) but it seems to be an attractive place so let's see next time... 

 Aurorae Says:  If I took this picture, and I'm NOT a jewelry fan, nor I ever look into jewelry shop windows, then you can understand that this one was extraordinary! There is wonderful jewelry of all designs, for all tastes, and the shop window is so birght and cheerful, decorated in the... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Sacro Monte is an imposing group of religuois buildings dedicated to the memory of the saint Carlo Borromeo. The plans were made to build a church and fifteenth chapels with statues and paintings, inspired by Sacri Monti of Varallo Sesia and Orta. Sacro Monte of Arona is... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Since 1439 the town of Arona was feud of the Borromeo Family, who built many civil and military buildings.Carlo Borromeo (1538-1584) was born in Arona and became Archibishop of Milano and a great reformer of Catholicism famous all over Europe.The huge statue of Carlo... 

 Aurorae Says:  By the lakeside, on the quay, there is this charming walking passage with benches to admire the view. It is all covered with plants and makes a kind of a tunnel.