The Italian city of Verbania is located in the upper Verbano area and overlooks the Borromean Gulf: it includes medieval buildings, baroque palaces and 18th-19th century villas with grandiose parks.
Mi scusi, can you tell me where I can see the fossil of the dragon?’ I ask a passing priest in the 4th century basilica. I’m on the islet of San Giulio on Lake Orta in northern Piedmont, and legend ...