Cannobio - Maggiore Lake

Cannobio (VB)

Maggiore Lake - Piedmont (Italy)

Cannobio is a town in the province of Verbania.
It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Maggiore and at the mouth of the valley Cannobina; extension of the town is very high, about 51 km ², due to the number of villages scattered in the area.
In the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007, was awarded the prestigious recognition of environmental FEE, namely the Blue Flag thanks to better sanitation services ensuring clean water in compliance with applicable regulations.
Cannobio is a director of international connection, the State Road 34, Lake Maggiore from Gravellona Toce (VB) reaches the state border of Piaggio Valmara, where you enter Switzerland. From Cannobio also part of the Provincial Road 75 Valley Cannobina former Highway 631 Valley Cannobina leading into the valley of the same name from which you can reach through the State Road 337 Vigezzo Valley, known as the Valley of the painters, the Shrine of King and Domodossola .
The town is also connected to the rest of Lake Maggiore through lines of hydrofoils and boats that are often used for summer cruises to Switzerland (Locarno, Ascona) or down the lake (the Borromean Islands, Santa Caterina del Sasso, etc.). .
The town of Cannobio capital is separated from his main village, Traffiume, Cannobino born by the river in the valley of the same name flowing into the lake. The villages of Upper and Carmine Carmine Inferiore is located about 2 km before the town main, coming from Verbania; Socraggio and Pianone (practically a former pasture with many hours of vacation homes) are in the Valley Cannobina, well away from the center; Sant'Agata Cinzago, Ronco, Socragno Campeglio and are instead to Switzerland and get there via a local road; Marchille instead to get there by a trail walk, St. Bartholomew Valmara located just above the SS 34, at km 38.200, and get there via a local road and finally Piaggio Valmara is practically the state border with Switzerland.
The economy is based mainly on summer tourism from Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and France and on the movements of frontier workers.