Which lake for a few days off the grid? Need some advice.

Lake Orta. One-hour drive from MXP.

What is the rest of your itinerary and what lakes have you visited already in your past trips?

Not a lake, but we had an out-of the-way Italian seaside stay the first week of October one year in Pesaro. Got a 5 star hotel on the beach for half the high season rate and enjoyed not only walking the waterfront and beach, but a day in Ravenna and another in Urbino. I found knowing Italian came in handy in Pesaro…

Lake Iseo is ideal for a few days if you've already seen Como and Maggiore. Montisola the biggest lake island in Europe is special, you won't see many tourists but there are lots of places to explore and you're near to Brescia Bergamo Italian Cultural capitals 2023 if the weather is poor
https://slowtravelitalyspain.blogspot.com/2023/04/ten-best-free-activities-lake-iseo.html?m=1

Thank you for your help. I have never been to Como/Bellagio and am contemplating it. I do think it will be busy? I haven't been to Orta and Stresa and the more I look the more confused I get. I am flying out of Bologna....is Como an unwise choice? I will not be driving a car so partial train access would be nice even though I can manuever to anywhere. Maybe somewhere that a few nights will be easy, hike a bit, enjoy views and continue eating lol. Thanks again everyone for your input.

Laurel, Do you mind sharing the name of the hotel near Pesaro? We’re planning to stay near there this October.

Hi Becky. It was the Excelsior https://www.excelsiorpesaro.it/. It’s been since 2017 that we were there, so hopefully still wonderful. Cannot beat the view and those gentle Adriatic waves. Sigh.

That does sound heavenly....maybe no lake and seaside?