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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 01725]
'Sweating gardener.'
Everywhere on Isola Madre you recognize the 'English' way of gardening, with exotical plants coming from all over the world. But ofcourse no gardener is English. Heavy sweating Italoboys do the work. They make Isola Madre the most interesting place to be among the Borromeo Islands, for garden lovers that is. Photo Paul Smit. ![Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01725] 'Sweating gardener.' Everywhere on Isola Madre you recognize the 'English' way of gardening, with exotical plants coming from all over the world. But ofcourse no gardener is English. Heavy sweating Italoboys do the work. They make Isola Madre the most interesting place to be among the Borromeo Islands, for garden lovers that is. Photo Paul Smit.](http://cdn.smugmug.com/img/spacer.gif "Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01725] 'Sweating gardener.' Everywhere on Isola Madre you recognize the 'English' way of gardening, with exotical plants coming from all over the world. But ofcourse no gardener is English. Heavy sweating Italoboys do the work. They make Isola Madre the most interesting place to be among the Borromeo Islands, for garden lovers that is. Photo Paul Smit.")
[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01725]
'Sweating gardener.'
Everywhere on Isola Madre you recognize the 'English' way of gardening, with exotical plants coming from all over the world. But ofcourse no gardener is English. Heavy sweating Italoboys do the work. They make Isola Madre the most interesting place to be among the Borromeo Islands, for garden lovers that is. Photo Paul Smit.All rights reserved. No permission for reproduction, including copying or saving of digital image files or text, is granted without prior written authorisation from the author.
