Arona: a small tourist village on Lake Maggiore, with multiple attractions

Arona is a well-known town in the province of Novara, very popular for tourism due to the presence of Lake Maggiore. The Rocca Borromea fraction, located on a hill and of which only the remains are visible today, is the birthplace of San Carlo Borromeo, to whom an imposing statue is dedicated that can also be visited from the inside. From the Rocca it is also possible to admire a wonderful panorama of the whole lake. The town is home to the Lagoni di Mercurago natural park, a UNESCO heritage site. It is also rich in beaches, and is very active from the point of view of leisure and entertainment. It can therefore be visited not only in summer but also in winter. The mother church is the Collegiate Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, commissioned by Cardinal Federico Borromeo for his cousin Carlo. Inside there are six prestigious paintings by Morazzone. Another important place of worship, the Church of the Holy Martyrs Graziano, Felino, Fedele and Carpoforo. Typical products of Arona's gastronomy are cheeses, in particular bettelmat, gorgonzola and toma. Laica is a well-known Aronese company, which has been producing chocolate since 1946 and in the 1950s invented a product that has become essential for everyone: chocolate coins.