STRESA, THE PEARL OF LAKE MAGGIORE AND THE BORROMEAN ISLANDS

STRESA, THE PEARL OF LAKE MAGGIORE AND THE BORROMEAN ISLANDS
STRESA AND THE BORROMEAN ISLANDS ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES ON LAKE MAGGIORE ITALY. ISOLA BELLA AND ISOLA MADRE ON LAKE MAGGIORE, ITALY, IN FRONT OF STRESA ON LAKE MAGGIORE'S WESTERN SHORE.
STRESA IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS OF LAKE MAGGIORE! TODAY WE GO DISCOVER THE BEAUTIFUL BORROMEAN ISLANDS, ESPECIALLY THE "ISOLA BELLA" AND THE "ISOLA MADRE", A PERFECT COMBINATION OF ART AND NATURE IN A STUNNING PLACE! ALSO BELOVED BY HEMINGHWAY, WHO SET ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS NOVELS IN THIS HEAVENLY PLACE: "A FAREWELL TO ARMS"!
IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY LAKE MAGGIORE AND STRESA WERE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN ITALY: LORD BYRON, STENDHAL, CHARLES DICKENS, HEMINGHWAY AND MANY OTHER FAMOUS PERSONALITIES WERE ATTRACTED BY THE BEAUTY OF THIS SHORE OF LAKE MAGGIORE!
THE ISOLA BELLA LOOKS LIKE A LARGE VESSEL SAILING THE WATERS OF LAKE MAGGIORE, DRENCHED IN A MAGICAL ATMOSPHERE!
TODAY THE BORROMEAN PALACE OCCUPIES MOST OF THE SURFACE OF THE ISLAND, IT IS THE RESULT OF FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OF WORK. ACROSS THE YEARS THE BEST ARTISTS HAVE TRANSFORMED THIS DESERTED SPUR INTO AN ICON OF THE BAROQUE ART IN ITALY.
THE ISOLA BELLA PALACE HAS MORE THAN 100 ROOMS, BUT OPEN FOR VISITS JUST 30.
THE RECEPTION FLOOR IS THE BEST PRESERVED PART OF THE PALACE, WHERE THERE IS THE GALLERY OF THE PAINTINGS: OVER 150 PIECES OF ART. IT'S CONSIDERED THE MUSEUM OF THE ISOLA BELLA AND A VERY GOOD WAY TO UNDERSTAND THE LOMBARD PAINTING DURING THE RENAISSANCE.
EVEN IF THE BORROMEO FAMILY WASN'T A ROYAL FAMILY IN THE ISOLA BELLA PALACE THERE IS THE THRONE ROOM. FOUR SCULPTURES OF FOUR MEN IN THE CORNERS OF THE ROOMS TALKING TO EACH OTHER EXPLAIN US THE PURPOSE OF THIS ROOM: IT WAS THE HEARING ROOM, WHERE POLITICIANS, AMBASSADORS, AND OTHER IMPORTANT PERSONALITIES WERE RECEIVED, SO THE PLACE WHERE THEY TALKED ABOUT BUSINESS.
HERE IN STRESA, IN THIS VERY PALACE ON THE ISOLA BELLA, LADY DIANA AND THE PRINCE CHARLES WERE INVITED. IN 1986, DURING ONE OF THEIR FIRST TRIPS TO LAKE MAGGIORE ITALY, THEY WERE HOSTED INSIDE THE PALACE BY THE BORROMEAN FAMILY. FOR THE OCCASION THE BALLROOM WAS TURNED INTO A DINING ROOM.
THE GARDEN OF THE ISOLA BELLA IS CALLED "TEATRO MASSIMO", AND HAS THE SHAPE OF AN AMPHITHEATRE. THERE ARE SEVERAL STATUES THAT REPRESENT THE FOUR CLASSICAL ELEMENTS: AIR, EARTH, FIRE, WATER. THERE ARE OBELISKS AND THE UNICORN, THE HERALDIC SYMBOL OF THE BORROMEAN FAMILY.
THE GARDEN IS A SPECTACULAR BALCONY WHERE TO ADMIRE LAKE MAGGIORE, THE GULF OF STRESA AND THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. STATUES, OBELISKS, FOUNTAINS, FLOWERBEDS AND STAIRWAYS HAVE BEEN ARTFULLY CREATED TO CELEBRATE THE POWER OF THE NOBLE BORROMEO FAMILY.
ON THE ISOLA MADRE YOU CAN FEEL HOW MUCH THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES. IT'S 4 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE ISOLA BELLA, WHICH IS REALLY CLOSE, BY THE WAY. THANKS TO THIS MICROCLIMATE, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER, THE WARM AIR OF LAKE MAGGIORE RISES AND PROTECTS THE ISOLA MADRE AS IT WAS A KIND OF NATURAL GREENHOUSE. HERE YOU WILL SEE MANY PLANTS AND FLOWERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!
THE CHAPEL SQUARE OF THE ISOLA MADRE IS THE PRIVATE CHAPEL OF THE BORROMEAN FAMILY, BUILT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 19TH CENTURY. THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL POOL THAT IN THE SUMMER TIME HOSTS BEAUTIFUL TROPICAL WATER LILIES AND ALSO THE PAPYRUS.
THE GARDEN OF THE ISOLA MADRE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BOTANICAL GARDENS IN ITALY, IT IS THE RESULT OF A VERY SUCCESSFUL INTERACTION BETWEEN MAN AND NATURE, ABLE TO AMAZE THE EYES OF TOURISTS AS WELL AS THE ONES OF AN EXPERT BOTANIST.
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[@dagontv227]

Wow . Someday I wanna visit there 😁

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Totally worth it!

[@emmanuellumigat485]

Wow great and amazing preservation of culture..😱 16th century.the island tells us a huge and rich history..of each every corner of it.hands down...

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I'm glad you like it 👍

[@ingirowalking]

Stresa ❤

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[@rilosvideos877]

Great documentation with the guide instructions. She and her husband live on the island for many years i heard. Its like paradise on earth.

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Amazing place! I never get sick of this place!

[@JJ-bs5bo]

It is, it is jaw-droppingly stunning, you have to visit Isola Bella because you don't get the full effect on film. Just go there and see! I hope heaven could be even half as good as this place!

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I couldn't agree more 👍👍

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