Stresa Travel - Viaggi Tomassucci

31/03/2024

Wishing you all a Happy Easter from a rather soggy Stresa ☔️⛈️ with some photos from Palm Sunday at Villa Taranto

29/03/2024

The 2024 season has begun!! 🤩 We hope to see some of you in Stresa this summer 😀

✅ And we finally have the Lake Maggiore Express on sale online for travel up to and including the 8th June 2024. Timetables and the link to book are here 👉 https://www.stresatravel.com/lakemaggioreexpress.html

For dates after the 8th June please be patient - we will have them online as soon as possible. We are waiting for confirmation of the timetables for the first leg of the journey!

13/02/2024

Martedì Grasso in Stresa - polenta, sausage, ragu and chiacchiere in the big top 😋🎪🎭

30/01/2024

🎪🤡🎭🎉 Roll up, roll up it's Carnevale 2024!!!

👉 Starting this Friday, the big top will open with the first of several performances by the Circo Peppino Medini with artistes from all over the world!*

📆Performance dates:

Friday 2nd Feb at 17.30
Saturday 3rd Feb at 16.30 & 21.00
Sunday 4th Feb at 16.30
Monday 5th Feb at 17.30
Thursday 8th Feb at 17.30
Friday 9th feb at 17.30 & 21.00
Friday 16th Feb at 17.30
Saturday 17th Feb at 16.30 & 21.00 (with jury present as the artistes compete with each other)
Sunday 18th Feb at 16.30 (with awards ceremony)

👉Stresa's traditional Carnevale events at the big top!

📆Event dates:

Saturday 10th Feb at 21.00 / Fancy dress ball with DJ Grapin - prizes for the best costumes (single, couples and group). 💃🕺

Sunday 11th Feb at 10.30 / As tradition in Stresa goes, Re Falcett and his Court officially open Carnevale 2024 and receive the key to the city. Fancy dress competition for children. 🎭

Monday 12th Feb at 14.00 / Tea dance. ☕🪗

Tuesday 13th Feb at 12.00 / Stresa's traditional "pulenta e salamitt" polenta and sausage with ragu. 😋

Tuesday 14th Feb at 15.00 at the Oratorio Rosmini / Children's Carnevale party with entertainment. 🥳

See you there!!!!

*no animals are involved in the circus performances

29/01/2024

It was a very atmospheric walk home from the office on Friday evening! We hope you all had a great weekend 🤩

22/01/2024

📣 Our 2024 guided excursions are now bookable online! 📣

Join our wonderful guide Luca and a super team of drivers for the following experiences:

Tuesday: Lake Orta **new for 2024 boat cruise included**
Wednesday: Three Lakes
Thursday: Zermatt and the Matterhorn
Friday: Milan with City Tour
Saturday: Macugnaga and Mount Rosa

**The eagle eyed 👀 among you will have noticed that we've changed our schedule this year and we have also included the boat cruise on our Lake Orta Excursion🤩**

Book here: https://www.stresatravel.com/excursionshop.html

01/01/2024

A New Year's day walk along the promenade. A lovely sunny start to the year after a rainy end yesterday!

31/12/2023

What a 2023 it's been! Thank you to all who supported us this year - you certainly kept us and all our local partners busy😃 It was a fantastic season and we are truly grateful.

Wherever you are and however you celebrate, we wish you a very happy 2024! 🍾

25/12/2023

🎄Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas from all of us at Viaggi Tomassucci! 🎄

23/12/2023

We're back with Isola Pescatori like you've never seen it before!

What a fabulous Christmas light show 🤩

From today until 6th January (except Christmas Day) you can take a cruise with boatman Fulvio (+39 333 5617984) 17.00-19.30 and stop off on the island where you can also enjoy an aperitivo at Osteria della Piazzetta by the church 🥂

19/11/2023

Oh what a night!! Happy 150th birthday to Zacchera Hotels 🥳 and a huge thank you for a spectacular evening to all the Zacchera family (including those that make up the 300 extended Zacchera Hotels family!!)

Delicious food from Chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo , incredible performances from Arena di Verona and Cirque du Soleil

29/09/2023

Welcome to Arturo the baby alpaca! Just a few weeks old and what a cutie! Visit him and the other animals at Parco Pallavicino until 5th November.

23/09/2023

Autumn colours and gorgeous dahlias at Villa Taranto today! Open every day until 5th November.

17/09/2023

Good morning from Stresa and buona domenica a tutti! 😃

21/08/2023

Good Monday morning! Trying to get the running around bits of the day done before it gets *too* hot 🥵 the Hotel La Palma pool looked very inviting as I walked past!!

20/08/2023

Some views over the lake earlier this evening on our way back from Vedasco 🤩

15/08/2023

Buon Ferragosto 🌞 and it's been a hot one today!

Some photos of the gala dinners at the lakefront hotels 😋

11/08/2023

The good weather continues for the long Ferragosto weekend! 🌞

08/08/2023

Yesterday I jumped on our excursion to Zermatt. What a day! Stunning scenery, super guide Luca, top driver Leo ... and the wonderful surprise of some yodellers and alpine horn players at the Sunnegga plateau 🤩 book online at www.stresa.tours

06/07/2023

The swimming pool and beach at the Lido are reopening tomorrow! Take a dip at the pool with the best view in town! Lido di Stresa 🏊⛱

Con grandissimo piacere vi informiamo che da venerdì 7 luglio saremo aperti con orario 9.30 - 19.00
Piscina direttamente fronte isole borromee, spiaggia attrezzata e chiringuito Heineken Silver!
Ti aspettiamo per goderci insieme questo meraviglioso nuovo Lido di Stresa
Vi consigliamo di prenotare la vostra postazione al numero +39 3343500972 o scrivere tramite whatsapp! TI ASPETTIAMO 😍😍

02/06/2023

🇮🇹 Happy Republic Day! Buon 2 giugno! 🇮🇹

It's not too late to head to the Alpini on the lakefront (gardens near the fountain) for some super fish (we've tried and tested!!)

The whole weekend you can also visit the Piemonte local produce market, also along the lakefront!

24/05/2023

Here we go!

Nicolas Ghesquière will present his Louis Vuitton Cruise 2024 Show live from Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore in Italy on Wednesday, May 24th at 8:45pm CEST.

24/05/2023

We have our fingers crossed for the weather tonight for ... a little preview as the drones were put through their paces last night!

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20/05/2023

🚨A couple of quick reminders! 🚨

🚵The Giro d'Italia is passing through today. The main lake road is closed from 12.30-17.00. Cyclists due through Stresa between 15.44-16.11 Italian time. Give us a wave if you're watching!!!

💃 Isola Bella will be closed 22-25 May for the Louis Vuitton Cruise Collection 2024 show. You can still visit Isola Pescatori and Isola Madre 🌺 If you are looking for something special for your 2024 cruise or just want a glimpse of your beloved Isola Bella then it will be live streamed here https://harpersbazaar.com.au/louis-vuitton-cruise-2024-show-livestream/

03/05/2023

The magnificent lakefront trees are getting their summer look 😃

19/04/2023

The Giro d'Italia will be back in town on Saturday 20th May! 🚴 Stage two will be travelling down the lake from Feriolo to Sesto Calende. I'm sure the lake road will feel great after the climb earlier in the stage!! 😳

https://www.giroditalia.it/en/tappe/stage-14-of-the-giro-ditalia-2023-sierre-cassano-magnago/

16/04/2023

Sunday late afternoon/early evening. We hope you all had a great weekend!

09/04/2023

Whatever and however you are celebrating this weekend we send you all our very best wishes from Stresa.

After a lovely Easter lunch, we had a walk down to the Lido 🌞

27/03/2023

🚨 Important Information Spring 2023 🚨

Please note that Isola Bella palace and gardens will be closed from 22nd-25th May inclusive for a private event.

Isola Madre palace and gardens will remain open.

Isola Pescatori is always open!

http://www.stresatravel.com/borromeanislands.html

26/03/2023

We went for the camellias (which were beautiful) but were totally wowed by the magnolias!

http://www.stresatravel.com/villatarantogardens.html