Guide to Italy's Lake Maggiore

"This cable car whisks visitors from the lakeside up to the summit of Mount Sasso del Ferro, where views of the snow-capped Alps, the lake, and the hugging shoreline are expansive; there’s a summit restaurant and options to hike or ride back down. Acrophobics take note: “This quirky cable car carries passengers, two at a time, in open or closed metal baskets that are not for the faint of heart.”" - Elizabeth Heath Elizabeth Heath Elizabeth Heath is a writer and editor living on a hill in Umbria, from where she writes about travel in Italy, the rest of Europe, and farther afield. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines