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The Ossola (Italian:; Ossolano: Òssola), also Valle Ossola or Val d'Ossola (Walser: Eschetaal; German: Eschental), is an area of Northwest Italy situated to the north of Lago Maggiore. It lies within the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Its principal river is the Toce, and its most important town Domodossola.
Villadossola (Piedmontese Vila d'Òssola) is a town and comune of the Val d’Ossola in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, northern Italy, some 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Turin. It stands just south of Domodossola , to the west of the Toce , and at the mouth of the picturesque Valle Antrona , one of the seven side valleys ...
The Val Formazza (Walser: Pomattertal) is a valley in the Lepontine Alps, in the Piedmontese Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy. Bordering Switzerland, it represents the northernmost part of Val d'Ossola and Piedmont .
Val d'Orcia was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2004. [1] ... Ossola; Val Pellice; Valle Po; Valsesia; Sessera Valley; Simplon Valley; Strona di ...
Palazzo Pretorio. Vogogna is a comune (municipality) at the heart of the Val d’Ossola in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piedmont, Italy, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Verbania.
Near Crevola d'Ossola the river Diveria flows into the Toce. At this point, the valley gets wider and is known as Val d'Ossola. The Toce flows next to the capital of the valley, Domodossola, and then Villadossola and Ornavasso. After a total of 76 kilometres (47 mi) the Toce then flows into Lake Maggiore.
The town of Vogogna is in the middle of Val d'Ossola. Since the Early Middle Ages, a fortification (Vogogna Rocca) existed on the valley's slopes, some hundred meters up from Vogogna. The castle stands on the higher border of the town, in a position where the path leading to the Vogogna Rocca starts. [2]
Summit cross. The Monte Massone is one of the most popular hiking destinations of the low Ossola Valley. [4] Its summit can be reached by footpath from the Valle Strona starting from Alpe Loccia (close to the village of Chesio, in the comune of Loreglia), [5] or from Val d'Ossola starting from Cortevecchio (), or even from the Alpe Quaggione ().