Photo 2: The path
Sixth day of the lakes tour. From Porto Ceresio to Omegna. The night was extremely sleepy and not even the 7 o’clock bells managed to wake me up. Paying 45 euros for a modest hotel while sleeping like a log makes you rethink the concept of who spends the most. Breakfast and at 9.30 am already on the road towards Porto Tresa. There is no need to wear a jacket to warm up, today the temperature will certainly rise. On this side the lake is already better than the Lugano side, there is a little traffic, but nothing special.
Photo 3 Lugano Lake near Porto Ceresio (I) Photo 4: Lugano lake, Ponte Tresa (I) seeing Switzerland coast Photo 5: The end of Lugano lake. Ponte Tresa. Right Italy, Left Switzerland
At Ponte Tresa the lake, for a few hundred meters, narrows so much, that you could easily converse with people on the other side, in the sense of inhabitants, what did you understand! Only they are Swiss and would not give you confidence 
. A little further on the lake ends and to my surprise I understand that there is the emissary there. In fact, passing the border, right on the river, the water comes out of the lake and sets out in the same direction as me, towards Lake Maggiore. I do about ten kilometers in Swiss territory, I thought everything downhill, but near the border, you have to trudge.
Halfway up, luckily, I see an old building, which was clearly the last tavern with a grotto for travelers who had to cross the border. A photo is a must, nice excuse to take your breath away. Arrival at the border crossing at Passo Fornasette. Neither a Swiss gendarme, nor an Italian guarding the border, the cars whiz by under the control booths. Of the series, to rest assured, I got my finger pierced and the blood removed by spending 25 euros to be in compliance with the law! Yes it’s true, in life I’m always positive, so it was right that I paid the amount to be told “negative”
Swooping towards Luino and here I can see the color diversity of the water of Lake Maggiore, compared to that of Lugano and the fact that here you can see the bottom. With continuous ups and downs I reach Laveno Mombello, lunch, and I go to take the ferry: strike! The next at 16.30. Okay, nap in the shade and then ice cream, strictly lactose free!
Photo 10: Maggiore lake, ferry to Intra Photo 11: Maggiore lake: Laveno Mombello Photo 12: Maggiore lake, Intra
4.30 pm, siren, the ferry leaves the pier and off to Intra-Verbania. The air is no longer as clear as in recent days, the opposite coast is a bit blue, so the photos will not be of good quality, be patient. I disembark and take the road that will take me to Omegna.
Photo 13: Mergozzo lake
I leave the lake on the left and begin to go up the Toce river in the stretch where the Toce fund park is located which then ends in the Mergozzo lake, not to be confused with the Merdanzo (let’s see who remembers where it is and why it is famous). And now comes the fun. Last kilometers uphill and Omegna never arrives, almost the sight of Marseille for Arthur Rimbaud , who will never arrive. But I got there.
Photo 14: Omegna on Orta lake, Piemonte region Photo 15: Omegna on Orta lake Photo 16: Omegna on Orta lake
And I was very surprised by the beauty of Omegna, with the river that comes out directly into the lake with all the colorful houses that line the river and the lakefront. But I didn’t have much time to dedicate to touring the town, I’ll do it tomorrow morning. I have devoted myself more to personal cleaning and food. The Croce Bianca hotel where I am, and I recommend it if you pass through here, also has an internal restaurant, overlooking the lake. And my sight was delighted to see the 3 excellent dishes they served me for a total of € 17. One of the things I appreciated most about Lake Lugano is the wild part of the Italian territory, not yet reached by mass tourism, a small ancient world, as Fogazzaro would say. As mentioned in the previous episode, in front of his villa, which is practically one of the last houses before entering Switzerland, there is the other side of the lake, with a village, also in Italian territory, which can only be reached by water. , as there is no road on the other side. The village ends with an Italian sentry box on the shore and 100 meters further on, another Swiss sentry box. Currently no one lives permanently, but someone loves to spend their holidays there in complete isolation, of course you need a boat! See you tomorrow.
Photo 17: Excellent food at Croce Bianca hotel in Omegna
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