These three superb little islands took the name of the Borromee family who had received Lake Maggiore as a fiefdom in the 15C. Charles III occupied Isola Bella in the 17 C and built a palace there that is typical of Lombardy Baroque style and is ..

Dominating Stresa and Lake Maggiore from a height of 1,491m, the Mottarone which is reached up a panoramic toll path, the " strada borromea ", has a superb panoramic view over the lake, the Alps and the massif of Mont Rose.

Its size (212.3km²), majestic, unspoilt beauty, and above all the Borromean Islands in its centre make Lake Maggiore the most famous of Italy's Pre-Alpine lakes. It is fed by the River Tessin, which rises in Switzerland, and its waters change from a ..

The gardens of this villa, at the entrance to Stresa coming from Arona, contain a rich wildlife park .