Island · Italy · Piedmont
Isola Bella
A baroque palace and terraced garden on an island in Lake Maggiore.
Paid entry about 2 h
For storytellers
Why Isola Bella matters
Isola Bella is one of the Borromean Islands, shaped like a decorated ship. Palace rooms, grottoes and terraced gardens with white peacocks. Reached by boat from Stresa. The palace looks like a ship afloat on the lake, and from the terraces you see the surrounding mountains.
Talking points
- Built by the Borromeo family.
- Peacocks roam the gardens.
- Combine with Isola dei Pescatori.
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Also nearby
Within about 40 km, closest first.