Villas in Luino

About Luino

Luino is a town of around 14,000 people on the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore, in the province of Varese and close to the Swiss border. The weekly Wednesday market is said to be one of the largest of its kind in Europe, and the right to hold it goes back to a grant from Charles V in 1541. The station is an important border stop, busy with freight heading for the Gotthard railway as well as local trains. History shows up in odd corners: Garibaldi fought here in 1848, and the town raised Italy's first monument to him in 1867. The writers Piero Chiara and Vittorio Sereni were both born in Luino. Our homes are spread in and around the town rather than in one cluster; most have a private pool, and they are generally sized for two to four.

Is Luino right for you?

Best for

Couples wanting a pool, a market town and Swiss day trips

Not for you if

You are a large group, since almost none of the homes here sleep eight.

Near Luino

• Maccagno

  Neighbouring village about 6 km from Luino, seven minutes by train or just under an hour on foot.

• Laveno

  Lake port linked to Luino by the V153 bus, with ferries across the water to Intra, part of Verbania.

• Verbania (Pallanza)

  Lakeside town across the water, reached directly by a slow ferry of about an hour and a half that runs only twice a week.

Getting to Luino

Milan Malpensa is the nearest airport, around 55 minutes by car. By rail it takes about an hour and three-quarters, changing at Gallarate. A car is useful for homes outside the centre and for crossing the lake via the Laveno ferry.

When to go to Luino

High summer is pool weather, and most homes here have one. If you are visiting outside summer, check with the owner whether the pool is open before you book. Whatever the month, plan around Wednesday: with one of Europe's largest markets in town that day, it pays to go early. Spring and autumn suit day trips by train into Ticino.

Luino villa holidays: questions answered

Nearby towns to Luino

• Porto Valtravaglia (25)
• Castelveccana (20)
• Mergozzo (Lago di Mergozzo) (18)
• Verbania (15)
• Cannero Riviera (12)
• Ghiffa (12)
• All of Lake Maggiore