Lago di Mergozzo

The Mergozzo is a small Alpine rim near the Lago Maggiore in Italy.

The lake measures about 2.6 km from northwest to southeast and about 1 km from southwest to northeast. He is in the area of the nature reserve Fondotoce and is considered one of the cleanest lakes in Europe. In order to protect the high quality of the lake water a ban on motorboats was adopted in 1995. The mountain lake called Monte Orfano ( 794 m). For several years, the lake was a hot tip for peace-seeking tourists. A variety of efforts on the part of congregation Mergozzo tourism has developed quite strongly in recent years. For tourists, there are three campsites around the lake ( " La Quiete ", " Continental ", " Lago della fate" ), as well as various hotels and Albergos in place Mergozzo.

Since there is only on the northern side of the lake a street, Via Pallanza, this very busy. The eastern part is completely overgrown with reeds and here runs the railway line Domodossola - Milan, for the most part, however, leads through a tunnel. From this page, also a little around 3 km long channel leads Fondotoce in Lake Maggiore. The area between the two lakes is alluvial, since the Mergozzo and Lake Maggiore were originally connected, and only in the 9th century by the dam construction in Sesto Calente ( southern part of Lago Maggiore) were separated. The nearest major town is Grave Toce, are known Verbania (8 km) and Stresa ( 12 km).