<a href="http://www.paulsmit.biz/features.html">FEATURE</a> (Category: <a href="http://www.paulsmit.biz/features.html#europe">Europe</a> | <a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/search/index.mg?searchWords=_alps_&NickName=paulsmit&searchType=UserAlbum">Alps</a> | <a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/search/index.mg?searchWords=_italy_&NickName=paulsmit&searchType=UserAlbum">Italy</a> | <a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/search/index.mg?searchWords=_switzerland_&NickName=paulsmit&searchType=UserAlbum">Switzerland</a> | <a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/search/index.mg?searchWords=_summer_&NickName=paulsmit&searchType=UserAlbum">summer</a> | <a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/search/index.mg?searchWords=_water_&NickName=paulsmit&searchType=UserAlbum">water</a> | <a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/search/index.mg?searchWords=_lakes_&NickName=paulsmit&searchType=UserAlbum">lakes</a> | <a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/search/index.mg?searchWords=_scenicdrives_&NickName=paulsmit&searchType=UserAlbum">scenic drives</a>)<BR><h3><font color="#666666"><i>Italy/Switzerland: Lago Maggiore</i></font><BR></h3><h4><font color="#666666">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.</font></h4> http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1684/1528872_nhrEP-Ti.jpg http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/gallery/43931_fcvSj/ 2003-12-06T21:17:02Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01294] 'Chinese wall?' In Bellinzona three strongholds nearly close the Ticino valley with their huge walls. Since the Gotthardpass route is following that valley towards It ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528909_P3sFq" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01294] 'Chinese wall?' In Bellinzona three strongholds nearly close the Ticino valley with their huge walls. Since the Gotthardpass route is following that valley towards It ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1294/1528909_P3sFq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01294] 'Chinese wall?' In Bellinzona three strongholds nearly close the Ticino valley with their huge walls. Since the Gotthardpass route is following that valley towards It ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01294] 'Chinese wall?' In Bellinzona three strongholds nearly close the Ticino valley with their huge walls. Since the Gotthardpass route is following that valley towards It ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:37:40Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1294/1528909_P3sFq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01298] 'Chinese wall?' In Bellinzona three strongholds nearly close the Ticino valley with their huge walls. Since the Gotthardpass route is following that valley towards It ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528908_c5ZVd" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01298] 'Chinese wall?' In Bellinzona three strongholds nearly close the Ticino valley with their huge walls. Since the Gotthardpass route is following that valley towards It ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1298/1528908_c5ZVd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01298] 'Chinese wall?' In Bellinzona three strongholds nearly close the Ticino valley with their huge walls. Since the Gotthardpass route is following that valley towards It ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01298] 'Chinese wall?' In Bellinzona three strongholds nearly close the Ticino valley with their huge walls. Since the Gotthardpass route is following that valley towards It ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:22:53Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1298/1528908_c5ZVd-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01304] 'World heritage site.' The three strongholds of Bellinzona gard the Ticino valley. Since the Gotthardpass route followed that valley towards Italy, who owned these cas ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528907_FiRC8" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01304] 'World heritage site.' The three strongholds of Bellinzona gard the Ticino valley. Since the Gotthardpass route followed that valley towards Italy, who owned these cas ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1304/1528907_FiRC8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01304] 'World heritage site.' The three strongholds of Bellinzona gard the Ticino valley. Since the Gotthardpass route followed that valley towards Italy, who owned these cas ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01304] 'World heritage site.' The three strongholds of Bellinzona gard the Ticino valley. Since the Gotthardpass route followed that valley towards Italy, who owned these cas ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:06:56Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1304/1528907_FiRC8-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01311] 'Isolated but proud.' Indemini, the country's most isolated village, is proud to be part of Switzerland. Situated in a valley where all other villages are Italian, a w ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528906_9LdzW" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01311] 'Isolated but proud.' Indemini, the country's most isolated village, is proud to be part of Switzerland. Situated in a valley where all other villages are Italian, a w ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1311/1528906_9LdzW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01311] 'Isolated but proud.' Indemini, the country's most isolated village, is proud to be part of Switzerland. Situated in a valley where all other villages are Italian, a w ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01311] 'Isolated but proud.' Indemini, the country's most isolated village, is proud to be part of Switzerland. Situated in a valley where all other villages are Italian, a w ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:25:35Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1311/1528906_9LdzW-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01317] 'Authentic village.' Corippo in Valle Verzasca is seen as one of the most authentic villages of Ticino and put under protection. The houses were built close around th ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528905_MdtfY" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01317] 'Authentic village.' Corippo in Valle Verzasca is seen as one of the most authentic villages of Ticino and put under protection. The houses were built close around th ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1317/1528905_MdtfY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01317] 'Authentic village.' Corippo in Valle Verzasca is seen as one of the most authentic villages of Ticino and put under protection. The houses were built close around th ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01317] 'Authentic village.' Corippo in Valle Verzasca is seen as one of the most authentic villages of Ticino and put under protection. The houses were built close around th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:32:13Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1317/1528905_MdtfY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01322] 'Not a Roman bridge.' The famous 'Roman Bridge' near Lavertezzo in Valle Verzasca actually dates from the Middle Ages. For its own good it attracts too manytourists an ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528904_v6Txa" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01322] 'Not a Roman bridge.' The famous 'Roman Bridge' near Lavertezzo in Valle Verzasca actually dates from the Middle Ages. For its own good it attracts too manytourists an ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1322/1528904_v6Txa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01322] 'Not a Roman bridge.' The famous 'Roman Bridge' near Lavertezzo in Valle Verzasca actually dates from the Middle Ages. For its own good it attracts too manytourists an ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01322] 'Not a Roman bridge.' The famous 'Roman Bridge' near Lavertezzo in Valle Verzasca actually dates from the Middle Ages. For its own good it attracts too manytourists an ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:14:15Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1322/1528904_v6Txa-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01334] 'Maggia beach.' Waterside recreation in Vallemaggia, near Ponte Brolla. Close to Locarno, this is a favorite weekend riverside spot for the local Swiss. Photo Paul Smi ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528903_jXSpT" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01334] 'Maggia beach.' Waterside recreation in Vallemaggia, near Ponte Brolla. Close to Locarno, this is a favorite weekend riverside spot for the local Swiss. Photo Paul Smi ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1334/1528903_jXSpT-Th.jpg" width="80" height="150" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01334] 'Maggia beach.' Waterside recreation in Vallemaggia, near Ponte Brolla. Close to Locarno, this is a favorite weekend riverside spot for the local Swiss. Photo Paul Smi ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01334] 'Maggia beach.' Waterside recreation in Vallemaggia, near Ponte Brolla. Close to Locarno, this is a favorite weekend riverside spot for the local Swiss. Photo Paul Smi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:22:51Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1334/1528903_jXSpT-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01337] 'River Maggia.' The sculpted gneiss along river Maggia , here seen between Ponte Brollo and Aurigeno, is a favorite backdrop for waterside fun. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528902_p7BUp" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01337] 'River Maggia.' The sculpted gneiss along river Maggia , here seen between Ponte Brollo and Aurigeno, is a favorite backdrop for waterside fun. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1337/1528902_p7BUp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01337] 'River Maggia.' The sculpted gneiss along river Maggia , here seen between Ponte Brollo and Aurigeno, is a favorite backdrop for waterside fun. Photo Paul Smit." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01337] 'River Maggia.' The sculpted gneiss along river Maggia , here seen between Ponte Brollo and Aurigeno, is a favorite backdrop for waterside fun. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T04:59:38Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1337/1528902_p7BUp-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01341] 'Holiday friends.' Holiday friends at the Maggia , a favorite river for waterside fun. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528901_e68cR" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01341] 'Holiday friends.' Holiday friends at the Maggia , a favorite river for waterside fun. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1341/1528901_e68cR-Th.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01341] 'Holiday friends.' Holiday friends at the Maggia , a favorite river for waterside fun. Photo Paul Smit." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01341] 'Holiday friends.' Holiday friends at the Maggia , a favorite river for waterside fun. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T05:07:31Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1341/1528901_e68cR-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01349] 'Port of Locarno.' The pleasure port of Locarno at the Lago Maggiore. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528900_nD4rL" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01349] 'Port of Locarno.' The pleasure port of Locarno at the Lago Maggiore. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1349/1528900_nD4rL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01349] 'Port of Locarno.' The pleasure port of Locarno at the Lago Maggiore. Photo Paul Smit." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01349] 'Port of Locarno.' The pleasure port of Locarno at the Lago Maggiore. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:41:38Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1349/1528900_nD4rL-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01350] 'Madonna del Sasso.' Pilgrimage church Madonna del Sasso is the symbol of Locarno. In the evening, when the floodlights switch on and a string of lights embraces the ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528899_Mcf5e" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01350] 'Madonna del Sasso.' Pilgrimage church Madonna del Sasso is the symbol of Locarno. In the evening, when the floodlights switch on and a string of lights embraces the ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1350/1528899_Mcf5e-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01350] 'Madonna del Sasso.' Pilgrimage church Madonna del Sasso is the symbol of Locarno. In the evening, when the floodlights switch on and a string of lights embraces the ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01350] 'Madonna del Sasso.' Pilgrimage church Madonna del Sasso is the symbol of Locarno. In the evening, when the floodlights switch on and a string of lights embraces the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:15:23Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1350/1528899_Mcf5e-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01357] 'Ascona.' At the end of the sixties Ascona was for Switzerland what St. Tropez was for France. The creative of the world attracted the wealthy and nowhere in the world ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528898_fBKyd" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01357] 'Ascona.' At the end of the sixties Ascona was for Switzerland what St. Tropez was for France. The creative of the world attracted the wealthy and nowhere in the world ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1357/1528898_fBKyd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01357] 'Ascona.' At the end of the sixties Ascona was for Switzerland what St. Tropez was for France. The creative of the world attracted the wealthy and nowhere in the world ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01357] 'Ascona.' At the end of the sixties Ascona was for Switzerland what St. Tropez was for France. The creative of the world attracted the wealthy and nowhere in the world ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T17:58:48Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1357/1528898_fBKyd-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01361] 'Painting Ascona.' A painter trying to catch the mood of the boulevard along the Lago Maggiore at Ascona. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528897_M2Z8m" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01361] 'Painting Ascona.' A painter trying to catch the mood of the boulevard along the Lago Maggiore at Ascona. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1361/1528897_M2Z8m-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01361] 'Painting Ascona.' A painter trying to catch the mood of the boulevard along the Lago Maggiore at Ascona. Photo Paul Smit." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01361] 'Painting Ascona.' A painter trying to catch the mood of the boulevard along the Lago Maggiore at Ascona. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:29:14Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1361/1528897_M2Z8m-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01365] 'Living statue.' Being timid at first, seeing the motionless statue at the boulevard of Ascona, the girl gained courage and asked for its hand. Although only coming in ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528896_7tQ78" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01365] 'Living statue.' Being timid at first, seeing the motionless statue at the boulevard of Ascona, the girl gained courage and asked for its hand. Although only coming in ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1365/1528896_7tQ78-Th.jpg" width="99" height="150" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01365] 'Living statue.' Being timid at first, seeing the motionless statue at the boulevard of Ascona, the girl gained courage and asked for its hand. Although only coming in ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01365] 'Living statue.' Being timid at first, seeing the motionless statue at the boulevard of Ascona, the girl gained courage and asked for its hand. Although only coming in ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:26:21Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1365/1528896_7tQ78-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01379] 'Pool of a 'Lebenserotiker', Brissago Island.' The larger of the two Brissago Islands was until 1949 in the hands of the Max Emden, owner of a German chain of departme ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528895_wLBYh" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01379] 'Pool of a 'Lebenserotiker', Brissago Island.' The larger of the two Brissago Islands was until 1949 in the hands of the Max Emden, owner of a German chain of departme ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1379/1528895_wLBYh-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01379] 'Pool of a 'Lebenserotiker', Brissago Island.' The larger of the two Brissago Islands was until 1949 in the hands of the Max Emden, owner of a German chain of departme ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01379] 'Pool of a 'Lebenserotiker', Brissago Island.' The larger of the two Brissago Islands was until 1949 in the hands of the Max Emden, owner of a German chain of departme ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:28:48Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1379/1528895_wLBYh-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01382] 'Brissago Island.' The Lago Maggiore is famous for its exotic islands. The Swiss part has two: the Isole Brissago. The smallest is untouched, the larger (photo) transf ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528894_DKaVw" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01382] 'Brissago Island.' The Lago Maggiore is famous for its exotic islands. The Swiss part has two: the Isole Brissago. The smallest is untouched, the larger (photo) transf ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1382/1528894_DKaVw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01382] 'Brissago Island.' The Lago Maggiore is famous for its exotic islands. The Swiss part has two: the Isole Brissago. The smallest is untouched, the larger (photo) transf ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01382] 'Brissago Island.' The Lago Maggiore is famous for its exotic islands. The Swiss part has two: the Isole Brissago. The smallest is untouched, the larger (photo) transf ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:14:20Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1382/1528894_DKaVw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[SWITZER.TICINO 01386] 'Hibiscus, Brissago Island.' Hibiscuses are part of the exotic vegetation on the Brissago Islands in the Swiss part of the Lago Maggiore. The largest island, now a bot ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528893_gxJny" title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01386] 'Hibiscus, Brissago Island.' Hibiscuses are part of the exotic vegetation on the Brissago Islands in the Swiss part of the Lago Maggiore. The largest island, now a bot ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1386/1528893_gxJny-Th.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="[SWITZER.TICINO 01386] 'Hibiscus, Brissago Island.' Hibiscuses are part of the exotic vegetation on the Brissago Islands in the Swiss part of the Lago Maggiore. The largest island, now a bot ..." title="[SWITZER.TICINO 01386] 'Hibiscus, Brissago Island.' Hibiscuses are part of the exotic vegetation on the Brissago Islands in the Swiss part of the Lago Maggiore. The largest island, now a bot ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:29:40Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1386/1528893_gxJny-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01508] 'Colourful Orta' Lago d'Orta is called after Orta, situated on an peninsula in the lake. A warm hearted, colourful small town. Its parish church is embraced by flowers ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528892_gWWDw" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01508] 'Colourful Orta' Lago d'Orta is called after Orta, situated on an peninsula in the lake. A warm hearted, colourful small town. Its parish church is embraced by flowers ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1508/1528892_gWWDw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01508] 'Colourful Orta' Lago d'Orta is called after Orta, situated on an peninsula in the lake. A warm hearted, colourful small town. Its parish church is embraced by flowers ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01508] 'Colourful Orta' Lago d'Orta is called after Orta, situated on an peninsula in the lake. A warm hearted, colourful small town. Its parish church is embraced by flowers ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-23T02:22:19Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1508/1528892_gWWDw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01527] 'Isola di San Giulio.' The romanesque basilica of San Giulio at Isola di San Giulio in Lago d'Orta. Its interior contains some beautiful frescoes. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528891_j9ByQ" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01527] 'Isola di San Giulio.' The romanesque basilica of San Giulio at Isola di San Giulio in Lago d'Orta. Its interior contains some beautiful frescoes. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1527/1528891_j9ByQ-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01527] 'Isola di San Giulio.' The romanesque basilica of San Giulio at Isola di San Giulio in Lago d'Orta. Its interior contains some beautiful frescoes. Photo Paul Smit." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01527] 'Isola di San Giulio.' The romanesque basilica of San Giulio at Isola di San Giulio in Lago d'Orta. Its interior contains some beautiful frescoes. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:41:55Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1527/1528891_j9ByQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01549] 'Loch Ness?' The baby seemonster and its mother are regularly sighted in the Lago d'Orta, near the shore of Omegna. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528890_h8MEY" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01549] 'Loch Ness?' The baby seemonster and its mother are regularly sighted in the Lago d'Orta, near the shore of Omegna. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1549/1528890_h8MEY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01549] 'Loch Ness?' The baby seemonster and its mother are regularly sighted in the Lago d'Orta, near the shore of Omegna. Photo Paul Smit." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01549] 'Loch Ness?' The baby seemonster and its mother are regularly sighted in the Lago d'Orta, near the shore of Omegna. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T04:57:04Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1549/1528890_h8MEY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01651] 'Alessi for half prize.' Close to the Lago Maggiore the Lago d'Orta is situated. In Crusalino, still before arriving at that lake, you cannot miss the Alessi factory. ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528889_GaiqZ" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01651] 'Alessi for half prize.' Close to the Lago Maggiore the Lago d'Orta is situated. In Crusalino, still before arriving at that lake, you cannot miss the Alessi factory. ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1551/1528889_GaiqZ-Th.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01651] 'Alessi for half prize.' Close to the Lago Maggiore the Lago d'Orta is situated. In Crusalino, still before arriving at that lake, you cannot miss the Alessi factory. ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01651] 'Alessi for half prize.' Close to the Lago Maggiore the Lago d'Orta is situated. In Crusalino, still before arriving at that lake, you cannot miss the Alessi factory. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:22:40Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1551/1528889_GaiqZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01587] 'Cannero-Riviera.' At this spot the shore of Lago Maggiore so much resembles the French Riviera that in the end it was called after it. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528888_5GKHN" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01587] 'Cannero-Riviera.' At this spot the shore of Lago Maggiore so much resembles the French Riviera that in the end it was called after it. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1587/1528888_5GKHN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01587] 'Cannero-Riviera.' At this spot the shore of Lago Maggiore so much resembles the French Riviera that in the end it was called after it. Photo Paul Smit." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01587] 'Cannero-Riviera.' At this spot the shore of Lago Maggiore so much resembles the French Riviera that in the end it was called after it. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T04:40:56Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1587/1528888_5GKHN-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01591] 'Old port.' The old port of Cannero-Riviera, that part of the Lago Maggiore shore where it resembles most the French Riviera. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528887_qyeSr" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01591] 'Old port.' The old port of Cannero-Riviera, that part of the Lago Maggiore shore where it resembles most the French Riviera. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1591/1528887_qyeSr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01591] 'Old port.' The old port of Cannero-Riviera, that part of the Lago Maggiore shore where it resembles most the French Riviera. Photo Paul Smit." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01591] 'Old port.' The old port of Cannero-Riviera, that part of the Lago Maggiore shore where it resembles most the French Riviera. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:22:17Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1591/1528887_qyeSr-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01593] 'Goats with a view.' While in high season tourists are trapped in the traffic on the road circling Lago Maggiore, a few hundred meters up you'll find perfect quietness ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528886_jovVH" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01593] 'Goats with a view.' While in high season tourists are trapped in the traffic on the road circling Lago Maggiore, a few hundred meters up you'll find perfect quietness ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1593/1528886_jovVH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01593] 'Goats with a view.' While in high season tourists are trapped in the traffic on the road circling Lago Maggiore, a few hundred meters up you'll find perfect quietness ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01593] 'Goats with a view.' While in high season tourists are trapped in the traffic on the road circling Lago Maggiore, a few hundred meters up you'll find perfect quietness ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-23T02:24:59Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1593/1528886_jovVH-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01606] 'Garden of Villa Taranto.' Not only on the islands, on the shores of Lago Maggiore you encounter gardens as well. The one of Villa Taranto, situated on a peninsula be ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528885_buSbf" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01606] 'Garden of Villa Taranto.' Not only on the islands, on the shores of Lago Maggiore you encounter gardens as well. The one of Villa Taranto, situated on a peninsula be ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1606/1528885_buSbf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01606] 'Garden of Villa Taranto.' Not only on the islands, on the shores of Lago Maggiore you encounter gardens as well. The one of Villa Taranto, situated on a peninsula be ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01606] 'Garden of Villa Taranto.' Not only on the islands, on the shores of Lago Maggiore you encounter gardens as well. The one of Villa Taranto, situated on a peninsula be ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:32:58Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1606/1528885_buSbf-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01618] 'Garden of Villa San Remigio.' An Irish paintress and her poet/musician from Napoli designed the garden around Villa San Remigio. Here English and Italian styles mix. ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528884_MNMvX" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01618] 'Garden of Villa San Remigio.' An Irish paintress and her poet/musician from Napoli designed the garden around Villa San Remigio. Here English and Italian styles mix. ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1618/1528884_MNMvX-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01618] 'Garden of Villa San Remigio.' An Irish paintress and her poet/musician from Napoli designed the garden around Villa San Remigio. Here English and Italian styles mix. ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01618] 'Garden of Villa San Remigio.' An Irish paintress and her poet/musician from Napoli designed the garden around Villa San Remigio. Here English and Italian styles mix. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T04:44:24Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1618/1528884_MNMvX-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01623] 'Evening in Pallanza.' After sunset sauntering is the thing to do along the boulevard of Pallanza, the prettiest town of the Verbania municipality. Although the saunte ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528883_MMiDD" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01623] 'Evening in Pallanza.' After sunset sauntering is the thing to do along the boulevard of Pallanza, the prettiest town of the Verbania municipality. Although the saunte ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1623/1528883_MMiDD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01623] 'Evening in Pallanza.' After sunset sauntering is the thing to do along the boulevard of Pallanza, the prettiest town of the Verbania municipality. Although the saunte ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01623] 'Evening in Pallanza.' After sunset sauntering is the thing to do along the boulevard of Pallanza, the prettiest town of the Verbania municipality. Although the saunte ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:13:23Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1623/1528883_MMiDD-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01628] 'Art nouveau.' Landing stage of Baveno at the Lago Maggiore in art nouveau style. Baveno and Stresa were famous lakeside resorts during the Belle Époque. Photo Paul S ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528882_uVJ5T" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01628] 'Art nouveau.' Landing stage of Baveno at the Lago Maggiore in art nouveau style. Baveno and Stresa were famous lakeside resorts during the Belle Époque. Photo Paul S ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1628/1528882_uVJ5T-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01628] 'Art nouveau.' Landing stage of Baveno at the Lago Maggiore in art nouveau style. Baveno and Stresa were famous lakeside resorts during the Belle Époque. Photo Paul S ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01628] 'Art nouveau.' Landing stage of Baveno at the Lago Maggiore in art nouveau style. Baveno and Stresa were famous lakeside resorts during the Belle Époque. Photo Paul S ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-23T02:23:35Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1628/1528882_uVJ5T-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01630] 'Grand hotel.' Stresa, at the shores of Lago Maggiore, is a lakeside resort of the Belle Époque. In the 'Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées', its centerpiece, the era ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528881_FUQeb" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01630] 'Grand hotel.' Stresa, at the shores of Lago Maggiore, is a lakeside resort of the Belle Époque. In the 'Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées', its centerpiece, the era ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1630/1528881_FUQeb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01630] 'Grand hotel.' Stresa, at the shores of Lago Maggiore, is a lakeside resort of the Belle Époque. In the 'Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées', its centerpiece, the era ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01630] 'Grand hotel.' Stresa, at the shores of Lago Maggiore, is a lakeside resort of the Belle Époque. In the 'Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées', its centerpiece, the era ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:26:20Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1630/1528881_FUQeb-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01634] 'Grand hotel.' Stresa, at the shores of Lago Maggiore, is a lakeside resort of the Belle Époque. In the 'Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées', its centerpiece, the era o ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528880_MDsga" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01634] 'Grand hotel.' Stresa, at the shores of Lago Maggiore, is a lakeside resort of the Belle Époque. In the 'Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées', its centerpiece, the era o ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1634/1528880_MDsga-Th.jpg" width="96" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01634] 'Grand hotel.' Stresa, at the shores of Lago Maggiore, is a lakeside resort of the Belle Époque. In the 'Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées', its centerpiece, the era o ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01634] 'Grand hotel.' Stresa, at the shores of Lago Maggiore, is a lakeside resort of the Belle Époque. In the 'Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées', its centerpiece, the era o ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:08:21Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1634/1528880_MDsga-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01628] 'Isola dei Pescatori.' The only true village of the Borromeo Islands is situated on Isola dei Pescatori, the Fishermen's Island. Once only the fishermen from this isla ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528879_qaed5" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01628] 'Isola dei Pescatori.' The only true village of the Borromeo Islands is situated on Isola dei Pescatori, the Fishermen's Island. Once only the fishermen from this isla ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1640/1528879_qaed5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01628] 'Isola dei Pescatori.' The only true village of the Borromeo Islands is situated on Isola dei Pescatori, the Fishermen's Island. Once only the fishermen from this isla ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01628] 'Isola dei Pescatori.' The only true village of the Borromeo Islands is situated on Isola dei Pescatori, the Fishermen's Island. Once only the fishermen from this isla ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:16:10Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1640/1528879_qaed5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01644] 'Sunrise over Isola dei Pescatori .' The only true village of the Borromeo Islands is situated on Isola dei Pescatori, the Fishermen's Island. Once only the fishermen ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528878_pEteb" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01644] 'Sunrise over Isola dei Pescatori .' The only true village of the Borromeo Islands is situated on Isola dei Pescatori, the Fishermen's Island. Once only the fishermen ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1644/1528878_pEteb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01644] 'Sunrise over Isola dei Pescatori .' The only true village of the Borromeo Islands is situated on Isola dei Pescatori, the Fishermen's Island. Once only the fishermen ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01644] 'Sunrise over Isola dei Pescatori .' The only true village of the Borromeo Islands is situated on Isola dei Pescatori, the Fishermen's Island. Once only the fishermen ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:09:19Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1644/1528878_pEteb-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01655] 'Breakfast with a view' View from the breakfast terrace of Hotel Verbano at Isola dei Pescatori in the Lago Maggiore, looking towards Isola Bella. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528877_PXdEZ" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01655] 'Breakfast with a view' View from the breakfast terrace of Hotel Verbano at Isola dei Pescatori in the Lago Maggiore, looking towards Isola Bella. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1655/1528877_PXdEZ-Th.jpg" width="99" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01655] 'Breakfast with a view' View from the breakfast terrace of Hotel Verbano at Isola dei Pescatori in the Lago Maggiore, looking towards Isola Bella. Photo Paul Smit." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01655] 'Breakfast with a view' View from the breakfast terrace of Hotel Verbano at Isola dei Pescatori in the Lago Maggiore, looking towards Isola Bella. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T20:49:28Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1655/1528877_PXdEZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01662] 'Isola Bella.'The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. The garden is an ode to rationality, typical for the baroque. Strong ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528876_fYZdZ" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01662] 'Isola Bella.'The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. The garden is an ode to rationality, typical for the baroque. Strong ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1662/1528876_fYZdZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01662] 'Isola Bella.'The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. The garden is an ode to rationality, typical for the baroque. Strong ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01662] 'Isola Bella.'The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. The garden is an ode to rationality, typical for the baroque. Strong ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:15:39Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1662/1528876_fYZdZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01670] 'Gardens of Isola Bella.' Mother and daughter overlooking Isola Bella, the 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore. It is a man made piece of art. The gar ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528875_AJoVP" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01670] 'Gardens of Isola Bella.' Mother and daughter overlooking Isola Bella, the 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore. It is a man made piece of art. The gar ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1670/1528875_AJoVP-Th.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01670] 'Gardens of Isola Bella.' Mother and daughter overlooking Isola Bella, the 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore. It is a man made piece of art. The gar ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01670] 'Gardens of Isola Bella.' Mother and daughter overlooking Isola Bella, the 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore. It is a man made piece of art. The gar ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:08:04Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1670/1528875_AJoVP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01677] 'The gardens of Isola Bella.' The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. And the garden has no double in the world. Photo Pau ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528874_eBqLs" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01677] 'The gardens of Isola Bella.' The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. And the garden has no double in the world. Photo Pau ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1677/1528874_eBqLs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01677] 'The gardens of Isola Bella.' The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. And the garden has no double in the world. Photo Pau ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01677] 'The gardens of Isola Bella.' The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. And the garden has no double in the world. Photo Pau ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:19:14Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1677/1528874_eBqLs-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01681] 'In the gardens of Isola Bella.' View over Lago Maggiore from the gardens of Isola Bella, indeed the 'beautiful island.' Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528873_Zm6zi" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01681] 'In the gardens of Isola Bella.' View over Lago Maggiore from the gardens of Isola Bella, indeed the 'beautiful island.' Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1681/1528873_Zm6zi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01681] 'In the gardens of Isola Bella.' View over Lago Maggiore from the gardens of Isola Bella, indeed the 'beautiful island.' Photo Paul Smit." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01681] 'In the gardens of Isola Bella.' View over Lago Maggiore from the gardens of Isola Bella, indeed the 'beautiful island.' Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:02:01Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1681/1528873_Zm6zi-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01684] 'Lago Maggiore seen from Isola Bella.' The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. An ode to rationality, being baroque, as we ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528872_nhrEP" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01684] 'Lago Maggiore seen from Isola Bella.' The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. An ode to rationality, being baroque, as we ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1684/1528872_nhrEP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01684] 'Lago Maggiore seen from Isola Bella.' The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. An ode to rationality, being baroque, as we ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01684] 'Lago Maggiore seen from Isola Bella.' The 'beautiful island', main sight of the Lago Maggiore, is a man made piece of art. An ode to rationality, being baroque, as we ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:34:05Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1684/1528872_nhrEP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01694] 'Angel for half a minute.' A cloud gives a statue wings in the baroque garden of Isola Bella. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528871_YYQ8c" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01694] 'Angel for half a minute.' A cloud gives a statue wings in the baroque garden of Isola Bella. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1694/1528871_YYQ8c-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01694] 'Angel for half a minute.' A cloud gives a statue wings in the baroque garden of Isola Bella. Photo Paul Smit." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01694] 'Angel for half a minute.' A cloud gives a statue wings in the baroque garden of Isola Bella. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:35:54Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1694/1528871_YYQ8c-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[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, ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528870_SigxQ" title="[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, ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1697/1528870_SigxQ-Th.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="[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, ..." title="[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, ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T05:01:04Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1697/1528870_SigxQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01702] 'Flora.' Flora' in one of the grottos below the palace at Isola Bella. The cool spaces decorated with stones and shells in plaster, forming underwater mosaics, were th ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528869_tPKhV" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01702] 'Flora.' Flora' in one of the grottos below the palace at Isola Bella. The cool spaces decorated with stones and shells in plaster, forming underwater mosaics, were th ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1702/1528869_tPKhV-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01702] 'Flora.' Flora' in one of the grottos below the palace at Isola Bella. The cool spaces decorated with stones and shells in plaster, forming underwater mosaics, were th ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01702] 'Flora.' Flora' in one of the grottos below the palace at Isola Bella. The cool spaces decorated with stones and shells in plaster, forming underwater mosaics, were th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:22:19Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1702/1528869_tPKhV-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01706] 'Grotto' Vault of one of the grottos below the palace at Isola Bella. The cool spaces decorated with stones and shells in plaster, forming underwater mosaics, were the ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528868_twcgc" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01706] 'Grotto' Vault of one of the grottos below the palace at Isola Bella. The cool spaces decorated with stones and shells in plaster, forming underwater mosaics, were the ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1706/1528868_twcgc-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01706] 'Grotto' Vault of one of the grottos below the palace at Isola Bella. The cool spaces decorated with stones and shells in plaster, forming underwater mosaics, were the ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01706] 'Grotto' Vault of one of the grottos below the palace at Isola Bella. The cool spaces decorated with stones and shells in plaster, forming underwater mosaics, were the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:28:05Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1706/1528868_twcgc-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01706] 'Isola Madre landing stage.' The landing stage of Isola Madre symbolises what this island is about: a beautiful 'English' style exotical garden. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528867_WFoFo" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01706] 'Isola Madre landing stage.' The landing stage of Isola Madre symbolises what this island is about: a beautiful 'English' style exotical garden. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1711/1528867_WFoFo-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01706] 'Isola Madre landing stage.' The landing stage of Isola Madre symbolises what this island is about: a beautiful 'English' style exotical garden. Photo Paul Smit." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01706] 'Isola Madre landing stage.' The landing stage of Isola Madre symbolises what this island is about: a beautiful 'English' style exotical garden. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:19:08Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1711/1528867_WFoFo-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01712] 'Isola Madre.' Seen from the water already you understand what Isola Madre is about: a beautiful 'English' style exotical garden. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528866_H9JTD" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01712] 'Isola Madre.' Seen from the water already you understand what Isola Madre is about: a beautiful 'English' style exotical garden. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1712/1528866_H9JTD-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01712] 'Isola Madre.' Seen from the water already you understand what Isola Madre is about: a beautiful 'English' style exotical garden. Photo Paul Smit." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01712] 'Isola Madre.' Seen from the water already you understand what Isola Madre is about: a beautiful 'English' style exotical garden. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:14:41Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1712/1528866_H9JTD-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01713] 'Round-trip-boat.' At the Lago Maggiore the round-trip-boats, connecting important sights and towns all around the lake, are exclusively aimed at summer tourists, ther ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528865_Lv8aV" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01713] 'Round-trip-boat.' At the Lago Maggiore the round-trip-boats, connecting important sights and towns all around the lake, are exclusively aimed at summer tourists, ther ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1713/1528865_Lv8aV-Th.jpg" width="94" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01713] 'Round-trip-boat.' At the Lago Maggiore the round-trip-boats, connecting important sights and towns all around the lake, are exclusively aimed at summer tourists, ther ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01713] 'Round-trip-boat.' At the Lago Maggiore the round-trip-boats, connecting important sights and towns all around the lake, are exclusively aimed at summer tourists, ther ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:25:56Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1713/1528865_Lv8aV-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[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.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528864_oXSot" title="[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 src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1717/1528864_oXSot-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="[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." title="[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." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:03:40Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1717/1528864_oXSot-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[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' sty ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528863_c7N3u" title="[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' sty ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1723/1528863_c7N3u-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[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' sty ..." title="[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' sty ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:31:46Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1723/1528863_c7N3u-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01724] 'Lotus.' Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) at Isola Madre in Lago Maggiore. With its alien appearance the unripe seedbox attracts more attention then the flower. Photo Paul Sm ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528862_SxQuE" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01724] 'Lotus.' Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) at Isola Madre in Lago Maggiore. With its alien appearance the unripe seedbox attracts more attention then the flower. Photo Paul Sm ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1724/1528862_SxQuE-Th.jpg" width="96" height="150" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01724] 'Lotus.' Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) at Isola Madre in Lago Maggiore. With its alien appearance the unripe seedbox attracts more attention then the flower. Photo Paul Sm ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01724] 'Lotus.' Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) at Isola Madre in Lago Maggiore. With its alien appearance the unripe seedbox attracts more attention then the flower. Photo Paul Sm ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:26:11Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1724/1528862_SxQuE-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[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 garde ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528861_Ej2DW" title="[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 garde ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1725/1528861_Ej2DW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[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 garde ..." title="[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 garde ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:20:49Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1725/1528861_Ej2DW-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01731] 'Fast tunnels.' Good motorway connections lead to the main tourist regions of Lago Maggiore around Locarno and Stresa (visible down below). Happily the 'autostrada' ke ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528860_nEwTs" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01731] 'Fast tunnels.' Good motorway connections lead to the main tourist regions of Lago Maggiore around Locarno and Stresa (visible down below). Happily the 'autostrada' ke ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1731/1528860_nEwTs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01731] 'Fast tunnels.' Good motorway connections lead to the main tourist regions of Lago Maggiore around Locarno and Stresa (visible down below). Happily the 'autostrada' ke ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01731] 'Fast tunnels.' Good motorway connections lead to the main tourist regions of Lago Maggiore around Locarno and Stresa (visible down below). Happily the 'autostrada' ke ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:27:55Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1731/1528860_nEwTs-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01735] 'Best panorama.' The best spot for looking down on Lago Maggiore and the Borromeo Islands is the Giardino Botanico Alpinia, a short walk from the Alpino cable car stat ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528859_QGiqx" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01735] 'Best panorama.' The best spot for looking down on Lago Maggiore and the Borromeo Islands is the Giardino Botanico Alpinia, a short walk from the Alpino cable car stat ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1735/1528859_QGiqx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01735] 'Best panorama.' The best spot for looking down on Lago Maggiore and the Borromeo Islands is the Giardino Botanico Alpinia, a short walk from the Alpino cable car stat ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01735] 'Best panorama.' The best spot for looking down on Lago Maggiore and the Borromeo Islands is the Giardino Botanico Alpinia, a short walk from the Alpino cable car stat ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T04:45:26Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1735/1528859_QGiqx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01738] 'Mottarone view.' Lago Maggiore seen from Mt. Mottarone. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528858_aV5G9" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01738] 'Mottarone view.' Lago Maggiore seen from Mt. Mottarone. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1738/1528858_aV5G9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01738] 'Mottarone view.' Lago Maggiore seen from Mt. Mottarone. Photo Paul Smit." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01738] 'Mottarone view.' Lago Maggiore seen from Mt. Mottarone. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:32:17Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1738/1528858_aV5G9-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[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- ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528857_rap6F" title="[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- ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1740/1528857_rap6F-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="[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- ..." title="[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- ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:28:22Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1740/1528857_rap6F-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01747] 'Inside a holy head.' 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 ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528856_uNd4c" title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01747] 'Inside a holy head.' 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 ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1747/1528856_uNd4c-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01747] 'Inside a holy head.' 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 ..." title="[ITALY.PIEMONTE 01747] 'Inside a holy head.' 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 ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:13:30Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1747/1528856_uNd4c-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.LOMBARD 01791] 'Nostalgia.' Going back down from the Sasso del Ferro above Laveno in a funny bin from the seventees. It is the only panorama mountain where you can see the snow cappe ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528855_t899z" title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01791] 'Nostalgia.' Going back down from the Sasso del Ferro above Laveno in a funny bin from the seventees. It is the only panorama mountain where you can see the snow cappe ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1791/1528855_t899z-Th.jpg" width="96" height="150" alt="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01791] 'Nostalgia.' Going back down from the Sasso del Ferro above Laveno in a funny bin from the seventees. It is the only panorama mountain where you can see the snow cappe ..." title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01791] 'Nostalgia.' Going back down from the Sasso del Ferro above Laveno in a funny bin from the seventees. It is the only panorama mountain where you can see the snow cappe ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:33:56Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1791/1528855_t899z-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.LOMBARD 01809] 'Hermitage with a view .' The Santa Caterina hermitage is built on a breathtaking spot halfway up a cliff over Lago Maggiore. Here a hermit once retreated in a cave. He ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528854_tSDKZ" title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01809] 'Hermitage with a view .' The Santa Caterina hermitage is built on a breathtaking spot halfway up a cliff over Lago Maggiore. Here a hermit once retreated in a cave. He ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1809/1528854_tSDKZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01809] 'Hermitage with a view .' The Santa Caterina hermitage is built on a breathtaking spot halfway up a cliff over Lago Maggiore. Here a hermit once retreated in a cave. He ..." title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01809] 'Hermitage with a view .' The Santa Caterina hermitage is built on a breathtaking spot halfway up a cliff over Lago Maggiore. Here a hermit once retreated in a cave. He ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:35:34Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1809/1528854_tSDKZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.LOMBARD 01814] 'Hermitage with a view .' The Santa Caterina hermitage is built on a breathtaking spot halfway up a cliff over Lago Maggiore. Here a hermit once retreated in a cave. He ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528853_P85pN" title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01814] 'Hermitage with a view .' The Santa Caterina hermitage is built on a breathtaking spot halfway up a cliff over Lago Maggiore. Here a hermit once retreated in a cave. He ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1814/1528853_P85pN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01814] 'Hermitage with a view .' The Santa Caterina hermitage is built on a breathtaking spot halfway up a cliff over Lago Maggiore. Here a hermit once retreated in a cave. He ..." title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01814] 'Hermitage with a view .' The Santa Caterina hermitage is built on a breathtaking spot halfway up a cliff over Lago Maggiore. Here a hermit once retreated in a cave. He ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:26:23Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1814/1528853_P85pN-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.LOMBARD 01820] 'Overseen by god.' Jezus himself is overseeing the restauration of the small monastery church of Santa Caterina at Lago Maggiore's eastern shore. Photo Paul Smit.</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528852_zCERG" title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01820] 'Overseen by god.' Jezus himself is overseeing the restauration of the small monastery church of Santa Caterina at Lago Maggiore's eastern shore. Photo Paul Smit."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1820/1528852_zCERG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01820] 'Overseen by god.' Jezus himself is overseeing the restauration of the small monastery church of Santa Caterina at Lago Maggiore's eastern shore. Photo Paul Smit." title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01820] 'Overseen by god.' Jezus himself is overseeing the restauration of the small monastery church of Santa Caterina at Lago Maggiore's eastern shore. Photo Paul Smit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T04:43:55Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1820/1528852_zCERG-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.LOMBARD 01824] 'Rocca Borromeo.' View over Lago Maggiore from stronghold Rocca Borromeo at Angera. It is one of the main sights on the eastern shore, part of province Lombardia. Photo ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528851_MvWv4" title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01824] 'Rocca Borromeo.' View over Lago Maggiore from stronghold Rocca Borromeo at Angera. It is one of the main sights on the eastern shore, part of province Lombardia. Photo ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1824/1528851_MvWv4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01824] 'Rocca Borromeo.' View over Lago Maggiore from stronghold Rocca Borromeo at Angera. It is one of the main sights on the eastern shore, part of province Lombardia. Photo ..." title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01824] 'Rocca Borromeo.' View over Lago Maggiore from stronghold Rocca Borromeo at Angera. It is one of the main sights on the eastern shore, part of province Lombardia. Photo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:26:03Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1824/1528851_MvWv4-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.LOMBARD 01828] 'Joyful clown.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. The photo shows a mechanical clown d ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528850_DqdTJ" title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01828] 'Joyful clown.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. The photo shows a mechanical clown d ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1828/1528850_DqdTJ-Th.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01828] 'Joyful clown.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. The photo shows a mechanical clown d ..." title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01828] 'Joyful clown.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. The photo shows a mechanical clown d ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:30:12Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1828/1528850_DqdTJ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.LOMBARD 01829] 'Singing to the moon.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. The photo shows a mechanical ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528849_aQt7s" title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01829] 'Singing to the moon.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. The photo shows a mechanical ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1829/1528849_aQt7s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01829] 'Singing to the moon.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. The photo shows a mechanical ..." title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01829] 'Singing to the moon.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. The photo shows a mechanical ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-23T02:19:40Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1829/1528849_aQt7s-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com">Smit & Palarczyk</a><br />[ITALY.LOMBARD 01834] 'Lenci.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. Some of the dolls I liked most were Italian ...</p><p><a href="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/43931_fcvSj#1528848_P3dJ2" title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01834] 'Lenci.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. Some of the dolls I liked most were Italian ..."><img src="http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1834/1528848_P3dJ2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01834] 'Lenci.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. Some of the dolls I liked most were Italian ..." title="[ITALY.LOMBARD 01834] 'Lenci.' The Rocca Borromeo stronghold near Angera houses a doll museum, showing dolls from all over the world and all ages. Some of the dolls I liked most were Italian ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T18:22:41Z Smit & Palarczyk http://paulsmit.smugmug.com http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/SwitzerlandItaly-Back-to-Lago/1834/1528848_P3dJ2-Th.jpg