Hotel Concorde ****

Located directly on the Lake Maggiore the Concorde Hotel is a 4 stars dedicated to tourism and congress Guests.

The privileged position, few steps far from the city center and from Saint Charles statue (see picture) guarantees to our Guests real quite in moment of relax.

  The rooms, the most with beautiful view on the lake and on the Castle of Angera, offer each type of comfort.

Bar and restaurant are available with a very competent crew, ten meeting rooms with different size and capacity, private parking, free wi-fi everywhere and a small gym are also at your disposal.

The statue of Saint Charles was built in Arona, his birth town, after his canonization and to honour his

importance as archbishop of Milan: for about two centuries it was the tallest statue in the world. 

Carlo Borremeo was born on Oct 2nd 1538 in the Arona Rock Castle  (then partly destroyed by Napoleone Bonaparte) at the age of 22 he became bishop and cardinal  and in 1565 was elected archbishop of Milan. He had an import rule during plague and famine with material and spiritual assistance. He died on November 3^rd 1584 (it was after the sunset so, as per  old tradition, they consider November 4^th) was beatified on 1602 and canonized on 1610, only 26 years after his death.

(PANTING of Giovanni Battista Crespi dated 1698 – copper and granite – dimension 3188 cm)

Also available in hotel free bicycles, to discover beautiful surroundings of the area, and a free internet point.