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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.
![Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01717] 'The villa, Isola Madre.' Isola Madre in Lago Maggiore is an 'English' style garden, but very exotical. Even its villa is covered with flowers. Photo Paul Smit.](/img/spacer.gif "Smit & Palarczyk > [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01717] 'The villa, Isola Madre.' Isola Madre in Lago Maggiore is an 'English' style garden, but very exotical. Even its villa is covered with flowers. Photo Paul Smit.")
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'Chapel Square, Isola Madre.'
The square is situated between the villa, from where the picture is taken, and the family chapel. Most of Isola Madre is an 'English' style garden, but very exotical. Photo Paul Smit. [ITALY.PIEMONTE 01723]
'Chapel Square, Isola Madre.'
The square is situated between the villa, from where the picture is taken, and the family chapel. Most of Isola Madre is an 'English' style garden, but very exotical. Photo Paul Smit. filename: 1723 |
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