If you’re looking for things to do in Lago Maggiore, check out my frankly brilliant list covering everything there is to do there.

After a week spent in luxury in Italy, I wanted to show you some of the great things to do around Lake Maggiore. As one of Italy’s three biggest Italian lakes – Lake Garda, Lake Maggiore and Lake Como – you can imagine, it’s very beautiful.

Even just driving around the lake is an absolute pleasure, and actually, one of the things I enjoyed most about the trip.

We did 300 miles in the 6 days we were there. So yes, first thing on your Lago Maggiore things to do list is to hire a car!

There’s not a crazy amount of things to see in Lake Maggiore, but enough to keep you busy on holiday and allow for rest. Lake Maggiore isn’t like one of Italy’s crazy cities, it’s a welcome respite from busy life with fresh air and beauty all around.

Let me take you through some of the great things to see on Lake Maggiore based on my recent week-long trip. Just to note – we stayed in Luino, which we came to realise was on the less touristy east side of the lake. Fine by us!

A few facts about Lake Maggiore

– Lake Maggiore is well-known for its stunning villas and amazing botanical gardens.

– It’s is the second largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda, and before Como.

– It’s right in the north of Italy. The northern tip of Lake Maggiore is actually in Switzerland. It not only borders Switzerland, but also the two Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy.

– Lake Maggiore is 54km long, and has a coastline of over 150km.

– Lake Maggiore is locally known as Lago Maggiore, I’ll use the two names interchangeably.