Macugnaga
High in the Italian Alps at the foot of Monte Rosa's dramatic east face, Macugnaga is a tiny mountain village in Piedmont offering skiing in winter and hiking and mountaineering in summer, with a cableway rising from the village square to the Swiss border. The village holds a 13th-century church and linden tree, a 1707 church, a mountaineering museum, and a Walser Museum dedicated to the German-speaking community that settled the valley during the Middle Ages.
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- Population651
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.1 km1.3 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Macugnaga: quick answers
Where is Macugnaga?
Macugnaga is in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy, about 45 km28 miles in a straight line from Verbania.
How do you get to Macugnaga?
The nearest airport is Ferno (MXP), about 1 hr 55 min away by road. The nearest train station is Pallanzeno, about 42 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Macugnaga?
The warmest month is July, averaging 9°C49°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -10°C14°F. The wettest month is August, with about 282 mm11.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Macugnaga?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 3 restaurants and 7 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Macugnaga?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Omegna, Varallo Sesia and Pella.