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Piers: crossroads of like on the lake

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Piers: crossroads of like on the lake
by Redazione
13 November 2025

Places of meeting, departure, and arrival — where water meets land and the stories of people and vessels intertwine. Piers have always been vital hubs of connection and life on the lake, as these images show. I

A steamboat docks at the pier near the Monument to the Fallen of the Great War, opposite the Navigazione Laghi shipyard in Peschiera del Garda.
The old Hotel Regina on Lake Maggiore
The Ticino ferry (1959) — converted from an old steam barge and fitted with two diesel engines — carries up to 100 passengers and 15 vehicles, providing the ferry service between Maderno and Torri.
The old pier of Laveno can still be recognised thanks to the architecture of the buildings in Piazza Matteotti.

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