Quarna Sotto

Quarna Sopra is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Malpensa Airport in Milan, 140 kilometres (87 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Verbania.Quarna Sopra borders the following municipalities: Germagno, Loreglia, Omegna, Quarna Sotto, Valstrona. Sights include the Belvedere, a balcony over the Lake Orta with an view of all the surrounding area.

Valstrona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Verbania. Valstrona borders the following municipalities: Anzola d'Ossola, Calasca-Castiglione, Cravagliana, Loreglia, Massiola, Ornavasso, Pieve Vergonte, Quarna Sopra, Quarna Sotto, Rimella, Sabbia, Varallo Sesia.

Cesara is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 617 and an area of 11.3 square kilometres (4.4 sq mi).The municipality of Cesara contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Colma, Grassona, and Egro. Cesara borders the following municipalities: Arola, Civiasco, Madonna del Sasso, Nonio, Pella, Varallo Sesia.

Nonio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Verbania. Nonio borders the following municipalities: Cesara, Omegna, Pella, Pettenasco, Quarna Sotto, Varallo.

Luzzogno is a frazione (and parish ) of the municipality of Valstrona, in Piedmont, northern Italy.

Sambughetto is a frazione (and parish) of the municipality of Valstrona, in Piedmont, northern Italy.

The Nigoglia (Lombard: Nigoeuja or Nigòja; Piedmontese: Nigheuja) is a short Italian river whose source is at the northern end of Lake Orta, of which it is the sole outflow. Its course of less than 2 kilometres passes in a northerly direction through the town of Omegna and into the Strona. As a rule, the outflows of Italy's major subalpine lakes run in a southerly direction, down to the plains of the Po valley. The Nigoglia is the exception, seeming to run "upwards" towards the high Alps. This peculiarity gave rise to the motto in the local dialect which is posted on the Omegna town hall, and which is quoted at the end of Gianni Rodari's children's story C'era due volte il barone Lamberto: La Nigoeuja la va in su; e la legg la fèm nu! ("The Nigoglia runs upwards, and we make our own laws!")

Arola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 284 and an area of 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi).The municipality of Arola contains the frazione (subdivision) Pianezza. Arola borders the following municipalities: Cesara, Civiasco, Madonna del Sasso.

Artò is a frazione (and parish) of the municipality of Madonna del Sasso, in Piedmont, northern Italy.

Madonna del Sasso is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Verbania, just to the west of Lake Orta. The municipal seat is in the frazione of Boleto. It borders the following municipalities: Arola, Cellio con Breia, Cesara, Civiasco, Pella, Pogno, San Maurizio d'Opaglio, Valduggia, Varallo Sesia.

Pella is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Novara on the Lake Orta. It borders the municipalities of Cesara, Madonna del Sasso, Nonio, Orta San Giulio, Pettenasco, and San Maurizio d'Opaglio.

Lake Orta (Italian: Lago d'Orta; Lombard and Piedmontese: Lagh d'Òrta) or Cusio (Lombard and Piedmontese: Cusi; Latin: Lacus Cusius) is a lake in northern Italy, west of Lake Maggiore. It has been so named since the 16th century, but was previously called Lago di San Giulio, after Saint Julius (4th century), the patron saint of the region. Its southern end is about 35 kilometers (22 miles) by rail to the northwest of the city of Novara (located on the main Turin-Milan line), while its northern end is about 6 kilometers (4 miles) by rail south of the Gravellona-Toce railway station, itself located halfway between Ornavasso and Omegna. Its scenery is characteristically Italian, while San Giulio island has some picturesque buildings, and takes its name from the local saint, who lived in the 4th century. The island was fortified between the 5th and 6th centuries.Located around the lake are Orta San Giulio, built on a peninsula projecting from the east shore of the lake, Omegna at its northern extremity, Pettenasco to the east, and Pella to the west. It is supposed that the lake is the remnant of a much larger sheet of water by which originally the waters of the Toce flowed south towards Novara. As the glaciers retreated the waters flowing from them diminished, and were gradually diverted into Lake Maggiore. The inaugural European Rowing Championships were held on Lake Orta in 1893.Frequent ferry service connects towns and villages around the lake.