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Our round up of the Best Things to do in Lake Maggiore with Kids<\/strong>, updated May 2019 after a second visit to Lago Maggiore<\/strong>, in the Italian Lakes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

We spent the last week of the summer holidays exploring Lake Maggiore, the second largest lake in the Italian Lakes.\u00a0 We enjoyed lazy days playing on the shores of lakeside beaches, took turns to float on the lake on an inflatable lilo, visited pretty villages by boat and drove across the border into Switzerland to splash in mountain streams and waterfalls.<\/p>\n

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We were absolutely blown away with Lake Maggiore and the nearby Swiss mountain valleys and towns.\u00a0 The scenery completely surpassed our expectations and we were amazed at how much there is to do in the region with kids.\u00a0 To be honest it was a little bewildering because there is SO<\/strong> much choice\u2026 countless lidos, cable rides, boat excursions, water parks, train trips, markets, chocolate factory tours\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0Fortunately we had been invited to review a villa <\/a>owned by Jo from Bookings For You<\/a> who is an Italian Lakes expert.\u00a0 Her knowledge and comprehensive online holiday guide<\/a> came in very handy when picking the best places to visit in Lake Maggiore with kids.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below I\u2019ve shared the family days out we enjoyed in and around Lake Maggiore. Attractions that we thoroughly recommend if you ever visit the Italian Lakes.<\/p>\n

No. 1 \u2013 Ride in a bucket lift!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Without a shadow of a doubt, the highlight of our week was travelling in a bucket up to the summit of Mount Sasso del Ferro<\/strong> (1,100 metres).\u00a0 When we arrived at the Funivie del Lago Maggiore<\/a> (cable car) station it was very quiet and we literally stepped straight onto the open-topped \u2018buckets\u2019 without having chance to think about it.<\/p>\n

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Moments later I couldn\u2019t see my husband in the bucket lift in front of mine as he was crouched down\u00a0low trying to convince our youngest son Harry to check out the views.\u00a0 My eldest son travelling with me was absolutely loving it!\u00a0 Whooping and pointing out all the interesting sights we were passing by.\u00a0 I\u2019ll be honest I was holding on for dear life with one hand whilst trying to take photos with the other.\u00a0 (I didn\u2019t realise until the next day that I had spent both the 16 minute ascent and descent with my legs in a deep squat trying to stop the bucket from rocking\u2026\u00a0 It felt like I was recovering from a hard gym work out for a couple of days after).<\/em><\/p>\n

The views from the summit were truly spectacular and even though it was a rather overcast day we could still clearly see the Alps.\u00a0 The \u20ac22 we spent on our family ticket was the best money we spent all week.\u00a0 An experience not to be missed if you are ever in the area.<\/p>\n

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Here is some video footage from our journey down from the summit!