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Ossola Valleys<\/h2>\n
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Monte Rosa<\/p><\/div>\n

In the north-west of Lake Maggiore, the Ossola valleys<\/strong> are a beautiful small region with its own charm, bordering and mountainous, between alpine landscapes, small lakes, picturesque villages, or the old stone houses of the Walsers.
Thanks to its countless trails, it is particularly attractive for hikers, from the Val Vigezzo<\/strong> to the east crossed by a small railway line, to the slopes of Monte Rosa<\/strong> to the west, the second highest peak in Europe with its 4637 metres. The western border is also made up of the Alpe Veglia e Devero natural park<\/strong>, famous for its terroir, with dozens of types of cheese and its beautiful sausages.
The Val Grande National Park<\/strong> separates to the south the Val d’Ossola from Lake Maggiore, and is one of the most important nature reserves in Italy, dominated by Monte Mottac.
Domodossola<\/strong> is the capital of the province, and the other large towns are further south with Vogogna<\/strong>, then Mergozzo<\/strong> and its small lake near Lake Maggiore.<\/p>\n

Domodossola<\/h2>\n
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Piazza Mercato, Domodosola<\/p><\/div>\n

It is the capital of the <\/span>Val d’Ossola<\/span><\/strong>, at the centre of seven alpine valleys, separated from Lake Maggiore further east by the massif and nature reserve of Val Grande.
Its historic centre, around the <\/span>Piazza Mercato<\/span><\/strong> (Market Square), is not very large but is remarkably well preserved. It is the main attraction of the town, with its authentic traditional houses characteristic of the Italian Alps. It has recently been enhanced, with the closure to traffic, the restoration of the walls and medieval palaces (such as the Palazzo Pretorio).
Domodossola is also visited for its many shops and its Saturday market, being moreover easily accessible thanks to its international railway station, on a line opened at the beginning of the 20th century with the digging of the <\/span>Simplon tunnel<\/span><\/strong> towards Switzerland.
Around it, one can discover remarkable religious buildings: the church of San Quirico in the Calice district, San Brizio in the Vagna district, or the parish church of Saints Peter and Paul in Crevoladossola, 5 km north of Domodossola.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t