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The Orrido di Sant'Anna is a deep gorge carved out by the Cannobino torrent, not far from Cannobio. With its sheer rock walls and crystal-clear waters, it is an ideal destination on hot summer days, when many visitors stop to swim or explore the scenic paths that run alongside it. Nearby is a small church dedicated to Sant'Anna, dating back to the 17th century.

The Mediterranean climate allows flora and fauna to flourish

Just above the town of Borgnone at the beginning of the "market path", the mule track that once led to the Locarno market and was an important connection between the Locarno area and the Vigezzo Valley. There are interesting testimonies of the rural world including the ruins of some mills and a bread oven (1884).

These thermal baths are in Valle Onsernone at 986m, on the border between Switzerland and Italy and is crossed by the Isorno stream. It owes its name to a thermal water source at 28°C, it is not very popular and is definitely worth a visit.

Sant'Anna is a fraction of Cannobio, famous for its ravine. In addition to the gorges, there is also a beautiful medieval bridge, an important church and a small beach on the banks of the Cannobino river.

A lot of things are a bit overgrown, but it's still worth investing some time and studying the buildings and ruins.

It gets very slippery in winter

The climate of the islands is mild and pleasant, with no major fluctuations in temperature thanks to the protection of the Alps and the heat storage in Lake Maggiore. This allows the planting of Mediterranean and subtropical plants. The temperature rarely drops below 0 ° C. There are around 1700 species in the botanical garden on the Big Island The planted species come from the regions with a Mediterranean climate (Mediterranean area, Chile, South Africa, South and West Australia, California) and from the zones with a humid tropical climate (especially Asia, but also North and South America and Oceania).