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FEATURE (Category: Europe | Alps | Italy | Switzerland | summer | water | lakes | scenic drives)
Italy/Switzerland: Lago Maggiore
Italy/Switzerland: Lago Maggiore
In the sixties and seventies the Swiss shore was a meeting place for artists and the rich. The money is still there, but got older. Where hip galleries used to be now you encounter expensive pharmacies. But the azure coloured lake, Riviera-like shores and surrounding valleys never lost their attractiveness. The largest part of the lake is in Italy and nothing has changed there. The beauty of its islands like Isola Bella is timeless. Lakeside resort Stresa still dreams of the return of its belle epoque. And subtropical botanical gardens, hidden monasteries and proud castles dot the shores as they did before.
[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01697]'
In the grotto.'
The palace on Isola Bella isn't spectacularly different from other palaces of its kind. But the grottos make worth the visit. Here, below the palace, the Borromeo family, owners of the island and in a way of the whole region, found cool shadow at the heat of the day, in an underwater atmosphere overlooking the garden and the lake. Photo Paul Smit. ![Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01697]' In the grotto.' The palace on Isola Bella isn't spectacularly different from other palaces of its kind. But the grottos make worth the visit. Here, below the palace, the Borromeo family, owners of the island and in a way of the whole region, found cool shadow at the heat of the day, in an underwater atmosphere overlooking the garden and the lake. Photo Paul Smit.](http://cdn.smugmug.com/img/spacer.gif "Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01697]' In the grotto.' The palace on Isola Bella isn't spectacularly different from other palaces of its kind. But the grottos make worth the visit. Here, below the palace, the Borromeo family, owners of the island and in a way of the whole region, found cool shadow at the heat of the day, in an underwater atmosphere overlooking the garden and the lake. Photo Paul Smit.")
[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01697]'
In the grotto.'
The palace on Isola Bella isn't spectacularly different from other palaces of its kind. But the grottos make worth the visit. Here, below the palace, the Borromeo family, owners of the island and in a way of the whole region, found cool shadow at the heat of the day, in an underwater atmosphere overlooking the garden and the lake. Photo Paul Smit.filename: 1697 |
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