Il Mercato di Luino

Huge market, every Wednesday, all over the Luino center. Many amazing discoveries to make, from apparel, clothes, shoes, over gadgets and local products to food and spices. Many restaurants and bars, friendly people, relaxed atmosphere. Right next to the Lago Maggiore, with amazing views. Highly recommended! 👌

Widespread in much of the country, it's better to park a bit further away and walk to it to avoid congestion .. prices are a bit higher due to proximity to Switzerland but suitable for those coming from other countries

Came to Luino on a Wednesday for the weekly market. Came especially for this. After walking to town from the brand new big parking lot close to the train station we were walking around the food and produce stalls first. Ready-to-eat food stalls serving sandwiches, fast and fried food, fish, seafood. Not the greatest of qualities - but cheap and cheerful. The mood and atmosphere was pretty good here, people had fun and the stall owners we met were nice, friendly and not pushy. Bought some cell phone covers, a whole bunch of scarfs, some summer shirts and dresses, an espresso machine and some nice bathroom and kitchen rugs. Before leaving we headed back to the food stalls. Shopped some spice mixes (for pasta, steaks and more), dried morels and porcini mushrooms, pear Pecorino (love it), regular salami, truffle salami and spicy salami. The meat and the cheese came from the Tuscany area - delicious stuff. Of course, there's some cheap stuff, there's some overpriced stuff. But if you bring a bit of time, then you really can get some good stuff and fair deals. We really enjoyed the mercato and were happy with our shopping. The location in Luino is wonderful, the nearby lake beautiful. A great little town with a great market. We'll be back - definitely.

Wow, this actually brought back memories of my childhood marketplaces, where you could buy all and nothing, and a little bit of everything. It's huge, and everyone can find something for oneself. Watch out for the shady characters walking around selling fake jewellery🤓 If you want to avoid crowds, the best time to go is before 9 am.