Verbania - a resort town on the shores of Lake Maggiore, 90 km north-west of Milan and 40 km from the Swiss Locarno. The city lies directly across from another well-known resort of Stresa, on the other side of the lake. The distance between them in a straight line is only 3, 7 km away.

Verbania was created in 1939 through the merger of small settlements Intra, Pallanza and Suna. Since 1992, it is the capital of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.

The main attraction is a luxurious Verbania Villa Taranto with equally beautiful botanical garden .  The garden is spread over an area of ​​16 hectares on the western shore of Lago Maggiore, near Pallanza .  It was founded in 1931-1940-m respectively MakIcharnom Scot Neal, who bought a villa here and the neighboring estates, cut down more than two thousand trees and took a large-scale redevelopment of the local landscape .  For the public botanical garden was opened in 1952, and after the death MakIcharna in 1964 it became the property of the nonprofit organization .  Today you can see over 20 thousand various plants planted along the footpaths with a total length of 7 km .  Additional copies of the botanical garden - multicolored azaleas, Amazonian Victoria, almost 300 species of dahlias, etc. . d .  Also the garden is a small herbarium and the mausoleum of the Nile MakIcharna .  Villa Taranto is closed to the public - it is owned by the government . 

Additional area attractions include Verbania, it is worth noting the Romanesque chapel of San Remigio, built in the 11-12 th centuries, and in 1908 declared a national monument, the church of Madonna di Campagna 16th century, is also a national monument, the Basilica of San Vittore, dedicated to the patron saint of the city , the church of San Leonardo with a 65-meter bell tower and other religious buildings. The Palazzo Dugnani 16th century is today the city of History and Art Museum.

Also worth visiting is the medieval village Unkio administratively included in the composition of Verbania. It lies at the foot of the hill, which offers a wonderful view of the Lago Maggiore and Mount Monterosso. Once the hill was occupied by pastures, and today it is almost entirely covered with forests - are found chestnut, linden, birch and pine. At the top of the hill stands a small chapel of Madonna delle Croce, dating from the early 19th century, and around it, on the rocks, in a variety of rock paintings can be seen, the purpose and the meaning of which is still controversial among scientists.

In Verbania, the elegant district of Verbania, were once independent settlement, there are several historical and architectural monuments. For example, in the Church of Santo Stefano kept Roman marble sacrificial gifts, dating from the 1st century AD Center Pallanza lined by ancient streets and squares with elegant buildings decorated with impressive portals, arcades and columns. A promenade Pallanza is considered one of the most beautiful on the Lago Maggiore. In this area, be sure to explore the Town Hall of the 19th century with a portico of 32 columns of pink granite, the Villa Giulia, built in 1847 and the Palazzo Byumi-Innocenti.