Rocca Borromeo, Lake Maggiore

The cafeteria of the Rocca is very very nice, so much so that we arrived on purpose by lake (and then on foot in the sun at 1pm) just to have something to eat with friends. I had called to book the same morning but instead of the cafeteria the switchboard of the Rocca Borromeo answered me, telling me that the bar did not accept reservations, so to arrive and take a seat. Too bad that once we arrived at the entrance, the gentlemen of the ticket office did not let us in because there was an event, and the cafeteria is located shortly after entering the walls of the fortress. Telephone operators are decidedly poorly informed and even less professional!

I would actually give two points for the scenic view, but charging €1.5 per person for cover (for coffee and cake) knocks the bottom out. Coffee is a joke. Actually, every Italian should feel personally attacked if something like this were served to him. Cake clearly looks and tastes like a freezer.