The house of Casa Margareta is located in the Piazza Della Republica (turn left at the recycling centre in Gurro follow the sign for Centro), in the picturesque village of Gurro 810 meters above sea level in the Valle Cannobina. Casa Margareta has three bedrooms two double and one single and has a total living space of 120 square meters spread over four floors as well as an outdoor garden with a traditional stone paved area and fire pit for outdoor barbecues. The garden is perfect for summer outdoor relaxation, there is also a small portable barbecue, please supply your own charcoal and kindling or wood. There is free parking in the Piazza just below the house and if the main parking area is full there is further free parking available at the recycling centre below the village five minutes walk from the house. The Piazza Della Republica also has a cafe and is open until 10pm most nights serving coffee, light snacks and alcohol, there is also free wifi. The village also has a small shop twenty meters from the cafe and has a good range of local cheeses as well as other products. Please be advised that Casa Margareta is located directly opposite the Village clock and bell tower which rings around the clock on the hour and every half hour, Please remove all rubbish and recycling to the recycling centre upon leaving at the end of your stay.

My wife and I discovered Gurro some years ago while visiting the area and came very much to enjoy the quiet peaceful nature of Gurro as well as the incredible scenery and clean air of Valle Cannobina. Gurro has a permanent population of around 250 people and is a traditional working village, many of the local inhabitants can trace their ancestry back to the survivors of a defeated Scottish army who settled there many hundreds of years ago and Gurro to this day celebrates their Scottish heritage with an annual festival. We hope you enjoy your stay not only in the house but in Gurro itself and it is a wonderful base for day trips to Lago Maggiore, Locarno across the Swiss Border as well as the many small Villages located throughout the Valle Cannobina.

The Summer season offers many attractions including hiking in the immediate area of Gurro and the surrounding forests which pass their way through many of the local Villages. The Lakeside Villages surrounding Lago Maggiore also offer many attractions including weekend markets, in particular Verbania on Saturdays and Cannobio on Sundays, there are also many Restaurants cafes, bars and other day tourist trips across the whole region including into Switzerland. Many of the local Trattorias in the region offer well priced local quisine, three good Trattorias can be found on the road up to Gurro from Cannobio and are well worth the stop for lunch and a wine. The Winter season also offers good ski fields within an easy drive of Gurro both on the Swiss side of the border as well as in the local area of Sante Maria Maggiore The road is kept free of snow throughout the Winter to and from Gurro allowing permanent access to Locarno, Switzerland via Lago Maggiore as well as the ski fields in the direction of Santa Maria Maggiore. The road up to Gurro from Cannobio is in places narrow and winding, please take care when driving this road especially in the winter.