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Licence: CC0 · Nano Banana 2 (Higgsfield) · 6/10/2026
75 min · 87 km · from Piazza del Duomo, by car
Miasino
Mottarone hills · Nineteenth-century villas, meadows and woods above the east shore
In one sentence
Miasino is the village of grand houses above Orta: 810 residents, 188 m above the lake, a station 900 m away, 75 min from Milan and 6 min from the village of Orta.
Data sheet
By car, without traffic
| From | Drive time | Kilometres |
|---|---|---|
| Milan | 75 min | 87 |
| Malpensa | 54 min | 47 |
| Linate | 83 min | 92 |
| Novara | 50 min | 48 |
| Turin | 1 h 37 min | 126 |
| Lugano | 82 min | 95 |
| Zurich | 3 h 52 min | 298 |
| Basel | 4 h 25 min | 355 |
| Bern | 4 h 19 min | 319 |
| Geneva | 3 h 55 min | 303 |
| Munich | 6 h 06 min | 510 |
OSRM on OpenStreetMap data, without traffic, measured on 6 October 2026. Arrival at the centre of the place.
elevation
478 m188 m above the lake · from 375 m to 502 m around the point
Copernicus DEM (GLO-90) for the point; Terrain Tiles for the surroundings (400 m radius). Ground elevation, not buildings.
Sun on 21 December
7 h 47 min of direct sun, from 08:32 to 16:18 (out of 8 h 29 min of theoretical daylight)
Our own calculation on the terrain (Terrain Tiles): only the mountains count, not buildings or trees.
Train, boat, schools
- Nearest station
- Orta-Miasino · 0.9 km
- Nearest pier
- Orta piazza · 1.9 km
- State schools in the municipality
- scuola primaria
- residents
- 810 · ISTAT 1/1/2025
as the crow flies
Landslides and floods (municipality)
- of residents in high or very high landslide hazard areas
- 10.5%
- of residents in medium flood hazard areas
- 1.1%
ISPRA IdroGEO, percentages for the whole municipality (2021 census population), not for the point.
Distances
Miasino and its neighbours
| Places | Drive time | Kilometres |
|---|---|---|
| Legro | 3 min | 1.7 |
| Vacciago | 3 min | 1.8 |
| Ameno | 4 min | 2.2 |
| Armeno | 4 min | 3.2 |
| Orta San Giulio | 6 min | 3.3 |
| Pettenasco | 6 min | 4.8 |
| Bolzano Novarese | 6 min | 5.0 |
| Gozzano | 10 min | 7.5 |
| San Maurizio d'Opaglio | 13 min | 11.1 |
| Omegna | 17 min | 11.7 |
| Pella | 19 min | 14.7 |
| Nonio | 21 min | 16.2 |
| Madonna del Sasso | 22 min | 17.6 |
| Ronco | 23 min | 17.6 |
| Quarna Sopra | 29 min | 19.8 |
OSRM without traffic, measured on 6 October 2026. On the lake the road goes round the water: from one shore to the other the car takes longer than the boat.
How life is
Living in Miasino
A village of grand houses
In the 17th and 18th centuries middle-class and noble families built the houses that still give Miasino its character. The best known is Villa Nigra, in the centre: 16th-century in origin, enlarged in the 17th and 18th centuries, with inner loggias, granite and wrought-iron balustrades and frescoes; today it belongs to the municipality. Wikipedia also records strong historical emigration to Milan and Tuscany.
The village is at 478 m, 188 m above the lake and about 740 m from the shore as the crow flies. It has 810 residents (ISTAT, 1 January 2025; 2026 estimate: 805).
Hillside sun, landslides to check
On 21 December our calculation gives Miasino 7 h 47 min of direct sun, from 8:32 am to 4:18 pm: 68 minutes more than Piazza Motta. On 21 June it is 14 h 19 min. The calculation covers terrain only, without buildings or trees.
The figure to read carefully is another: according to ISPRA, 10.5% of residents live in areas of high or very high landslide hazard, which cover 5.1% of the municipality. It is the highest figure in the hills. It tells you where to look, not what a house is like: check the plot on the PAI and zoning maps.
Services: a primary school and little else
The municipality has a state primary school; nursery and lower secondary are in Orta (6 min) or Armeno (4 min), the liceo in Gozzano. For shopping and services you go down to Orta or over to Omegna. Omegna has a first-aid point, not an emergency department; the level-I emergency department is in Borgomanero.
The highest villa values in the hills
According to OMI (2nd half of 2025), in the residential outskirts zone D1 standard homes are valued at €1,250–1,800/m² and villas at €1,500–2,200/m²: the top of the Mottarone hills. In the old core (B1) standard homes are at €1,200–1,750/m²; in the isolated hill zone E1 at €920–1,300/m². Against the 2nd half of 2024, D1 standard homes rose by 5.2%, villas by 1.4%.
These are valuations, not sale prices: ranges estimated by zone and type, on gross floor area and normal condition.
Getting there
By car, without traffic: 75 min (87 km) from Milan's Duomo, 54 min (47 km) from Malpensa T1, 82 min from Lugano. The station is called Orta-Miasino and is 900 m away as the crow flies: on a sample Wednesday 8 direct trains leave for Novara, none between 8:04 am and 1:51 pm; for Milan you change at Novara, 1 h 33 min – 1 h 54 min.
Orta's boat landing is 1.9 km away as the crow flies; boats run from March to October.
By car, without traffic · OSRM on OpenStreetMap data, measured on 6 October 2026.
Quotations
What the quotations say in Miasino
| OMI zone | Type | €/m² | Rent €/m² per month | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 · vecchio nucleo Centrale | Abitazioni civili | 1,200–1,750 | 3.8–5.3 | +5.4% |
| D1 · periferica residenziale Periferica | Abitazioni civili | 1,250–1,800 | 4.0–5.4 | +5.2% |
| Ville e Villini | 1,500–2,200 | 5.0–6.9 | +1.4% | |
| E1 · collinare isolata Suburbana | Abitazioni civili | 920–1,300 | 2.7–3.9 | +6.2% |
| Abitazioni di tipo economico | 520–770 | 1.8–2.6 | +1.6% |
Italian Revenue Agency, OMI, 2nd half of 2025, normal condition; change on the 2nd half of 2024. These are estimated ranges per zone, not individual sale prices.
Honestly
Does Miasino suit you?
It suits you if
- You want a historic house in a village of villas above Orta.
- You want the station 900 m away and Orta 6 min away.
- You want more winter sun than the lakeshore: 7 h 47 min on 21 December.
Look elsewhere if
- Landslides worry you: one resident in ten lives in a P3–P4 area.
- You want the lowest prices in the hills: villas here reach €2,200/m².
- You need a lower secondary school and shops in the village.
Questions
The questions we are asked
How much does a house cost in Miasino?
In zone D1 OMI values standard homes at €1,250–1,800/m² and villas at €1,500–2,200/m² (2nd half of 2025). In the isolated hill zone standard homes drop to €920–1,300/m². These are estimated ranges, not signed prices.
Is Miasino at risk of landslides?
According to ISPRA, 10.5% of residents live in areas of high or very high landslide hazard, on 5.1% of the area. It is the highest figure among the atlas's hill villages. The figure is municipal: check the individual house on the maps.
What is Villa Nigra?
It is the village's best-known villa, in the centre: 16th-century in origin, enlarged in the 17th and 18th centuries, with loggias, balustrades and frescoes. Today it belongs to the municipality. It is not for sale.
Can I reach Miasino by train?
Yes: Orta-Miasino station is 900 m away as the crow flies, on the Novara–Domodossola line. In a Wednesday sample 8 direct trains leave for Novara; for Milan you change at Novara.
Can I buy here through OrtaVillas?
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Sources
- ISTAT – Popolazione residente al 1° gennaio 2025 (POSAS) · read on 2026-10-06
- Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI, quotazioni 2° semestre 2025 e 2° semestre 2024, Miasino · read on 2026-10-06
- OSRM su dati © OpenStreetMap contributors – tempi in auto senza traffico · read on 2026-10-06
- ISPRA IdroGEO – indicatori di pericolosità, comune di Miasino · read on 2026-10-06
- MIM – Anagrafe scuole statali a.s. 2026/27 · read on 2026-10-06
- Sole al 21 dicembre, marzo e giugno: calcolo OrtaVillas su AWS Terrain Tiles (EU-DEM/SRTM) · read on 2026-10-06
- Quota: Copernicus DEM GLO-90 via Open-Meteo Elevation API · read on 2026-10-06
- Distretto Turistico dei Laghi – Miasino e Villa Nigra (case signorili del XVII–XVIII secolo, logge, affreschi) · read on 2026-10-06
- Wikipedia (it) – Miasino (Villa Nigra, origine cinquecentesca, oggi del Comune; emigrazione verso Milano e la Toscana) · read on 2026-10-06
- Trenitalia, motore orari lefrecce.it – campione del 7 e 10 ottobre 2026 · read on 2026-10-06
- ASL VCO – Punto di Primo Intervento di Omegna · read on 2026-10-06
- ASL NO – Borgomanero, Ospedale SS. Trinità, DEA di I livello (BUR Piemonte 1/4/2026) · read on 2026-10-06