Health abroad : a medical handbook of travel / by C. Harford Battersby [and others] ; edited by Edmund Hobhouse.

Date:: 1899

Credit: Health abroad : a medical handbook of travel / by C. Harford Battersby [and others] ; edited by Edmund Hobhouse. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$skirts the whole length of the eastern shore of the lake and goes on to Milan ; or from Lugano, by boat or carriage to Tresa, and then by tram railway to Luino, which is on the branch St. Gothard line above mentioned ; or from Milan and Como via Varese (see below) ; or, after crossing the Simplon to Domo d’ Ossola, by train to Gravelona and carriage to Pallanza. In fact there is a network of rail- ways connecting the lakes with each other, and with Milan and the south. Arona, 738 ft., is the railway terminus at the south end of the lake. To Milan, hours. Varese is an important intermediate station in spring for invalids coming from the south and from the Riviera and on their way to Switzerland ; in the autumn again it is a valuable intermediate station. There is a special station (Casbeno) on the line from Milan (2 hours), and Como to Laveno hour), for the Excelsior Hotel. The hotel is at an altitude of 1,200 ft. above the sea-level; it is situated in beautifully shaded grounds and is well appointed in every way (English physician in spring and autumn). There are golf links near the lake, about 2 miles from the hotel. This is one of the best interme- diate stations for invalids in Northern Italy. Entering Italy by the ]\Iont Cenis line, the traveller will probably be on his way south, for there is little to detain him in Turin. Turin is the fourth largest town in Italy, containing 350,000 inhabitants. Owing to the activity of the sani- tary authorities, to the broad open streets, and to the good water supply, it boasts a very low death-rate, viz. 16-99 per 1,000 for the year 1897. In this connection it may be remarked that the tramway service is so complete in Turin as to have reduced the carriage traffic in a remark- able degree, which fact doubtless contributes to the sani- tary excellence of the city.$