Autumn Flavours at Camping Solcio: Themed Evenings from October to December

Autumn on Lake Maggiore is a season of colours, quieter days and flavours returning to centre stage. In Solcio di Lesa, the restaurant at Camping Solcio is offering a programme of themed food evenings for October, November and December 2026, designed to rediscover traditional Piedmontese and Lombard dishes, as well as specialties from Valtellina and an evening dedicated to Valencian paella.

The initiative, entitled Autunno di Sapori, will accompany the weekends from October 16 to December 8, 2026 and can also be an excellent opportunity to spend a different kind of day on Lake Maggiore, perhaps combining dinner with a walk or an e-bike excursion in the Lesa area.

Dates for Autunno di Sapori 2026

For convenience, here are all the evenings included in the programme:

• October 16 and 17: Flavours of Piedmont – bagna cauda and Novara-style paniscia
• October 23 and 24: Valencian Evening – Valencian paella
• October 30 and 31: Valtellina Evening – sciatt and bresaola, Valtellina-style pizzoccheri
• November 6 and 7: Piedmontese Tradition – ravioli del plin in broth and bollito misto
• November 13 and 14: Lombard Tradition – cassoeula
• November 20 and 21: Milan at the Table – risotto with ossobuco and ossobuco with polenta
• November 27 and 28: Valencian Evening – Valencian paella
• December 4-8: Piedmontese Tradition – ravioli del plin in broth and bollito misto

Before attending, it is advisable to contact the restaurant directly to check availability, the full menu, prices and whether reservations are required.

Dinner on Lake Maggiore During the Quietest Time of the Year

The Camping Solcio restaurant is located directly in Solcio di Lesa, in a small inlet on Lake Maggiore between Arona and Stresa. The restaurant usually serves Italian cuisine, lake specialties and pizza, with particular attention to the freshness and seasonality of its ingredients.

These evenings, however, offer the opportunity to discover something different from the usual menu, focusing each time on a specific culinary tradition. Autumn is also an interesting time to visit this part of the lake: the towns are less crowded than in summer, and even a simple dinner can become the final stop of a day spent exploring the area.

Before Dinner, a Day by E-Bike Between Lesa and Lake Maggiore

For those who want to turn the evening into a full day on Lake Maggiore, an interesting option is to start earlier with an e-bike excursion from Lesa. Loving Stresa offers an e-bike rental service on Lake Maggiore departing from Lesa, at Il Paradiso della Brugola. You can choose between a half-day or full-day rental and explore the villages, lakefront areas and panoramic routes along the Piedmontese shore at your own pace.

The starting point is located at Via Sempione 119, Lesa, while Camping Solcio is at Via al Campeggio 1, Solcio di Lesa: the two activities are therefore located in the same area, making it easy to plan a day that begins by bike and ends at the table.

Thanks to electric assistance, you do not need to be particularly fit: an e-bike makes it easier to tackle longer routes and some uphill sections, leaving more room to simply enjoy the ride.

An Idea for Experiencing Lesa in Autumn

A day could therefore begin with picking up your e-bike in Lesa, continue along the lake and through the surrounding area at your own pace and end, once the bike has been returned, with one of the Autunno di Sapori evenings. It is a simple way to combine two very different sides of Lake Maggiore: on the one hand, the local area, to be enjoyed outdoors even outside the main tourist season, and on the other, its cuisine and dishes that are particularly suited to the autumn months.

For those staying in Stresa or the surrounding area, it can also be an opportunity to discover a part of the lake that is less frequented than the best-known destinations, without travelling too far.