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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 01740]
'Holy giant .'
A child is looking out of the back of a giant. The Colosso di San Carlone, a huge copper statue dating 1698 of a canonized shoot of the mighty Borromeo-family, overlooks the slopes above Lago Maggiore near Arona, blessing the landscape. As an ordinary mortal you can see the world through his holy eyes by climbing a narrow stairway all the way up into his head. Photo Paul Smit. ![Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01740] 'Holy giant .' A child is looking out of the back of a giant. The Colosso di San Carlone, a huge copper statue dating 1698 of a canonized shoot of the mighty Borromeo-family, overlooks the slopes above Lago Maggiore near Arona, blessing the landscape. As an ordinary mortal you can see the world through his holy eyes by climbing a narrow stairway all the way up into his head. Photo Paul Smit.](/img/spacer.gif "Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01740] 'Holy giant .' A child is looking out of the back of a giant. The Colosso di San Carlone, a huge copper statue dating 1698 of a canonized shoot of the mighty Borromeo-family, overlooks the slopes above Lago Maggiore near Arona, blessing the landscape. As an ordinary mortal you can see the world through his holy eyes by climbing a narrow stairway all the way up into his head. Photo Paul Smit.")
[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01740]
'Holy giant .'
A child is looking out of the back of a giant. The Colosso di San Carlone, a huge copper statue dating 1698 of a canonized shoot of the mighty Borromeo-family, overlooks the slopes above Lago Maggiore near Arona, blessing the landscape. As an ordinary mortal you can see the world through his holy eyes by climbing a narrow stairway all the way up into his head. Photo Paul Smit.filename: 1740 |
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