ISLANDS

Take in the beauty of the islands.

 
  • Isola Bella

    Isola Bella is the place where Count Vitaliano Borromeo had terraces and a splendid summer palace built in the period between 1650 and 1671. The most impressive part of Isola Bella is the Italian-style garden, which includes ten terraces that reach a height of 32 meters and are covered with luxuriant Mediterranean vegetation. Rows of lemon and orange trees, cherry-laurels, tall cedars, magnolias, cork-oaks, sago-palms, carob-trees, camellias, and oleanders frame beautiful lake and mountain views; while, parterres of brilliantly-coloured flowers cover the stone terraces.

  • Isola Madre

    Like Isola Bella, Isola Madre belongs to the Borromeo family. The island has beautiful English-style is the place where Count Vitaliano Borromeo had terraces and a splendid summer palace built in the period between 1650 and 1671. The most impressive part of Isola Bella is the Italian-style garden, which includes ten terraces that reach a height of 32 meters and are covered with luxuriant Mediterranean vegetation. Rows of lemon and orange trees, cherry-laurels, tall cedars, magnolias, cork-oaks, sago-palms, carob-trees, camellias, and oleanders frame beautiful lake and mountain views; while, parterres of brilliantly-coloured flowers cover the stone terraces.

  • Isola dei Pescatori

    It is a fishing village whose houses are built away from the coast and have doorways that face inward, along narrow streets, so as to prevent flooding in spring and autumn when there are high tides. It's a pleasant and atmospheric place to wander around. The few restaurants on the island specialize in lake fish dishes.