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2. Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées - Wikipedia

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   The hotel was established by the Omarini brothers in the years following the unification of Italy. In 1860, they purchased some land on the shores of Lake Maggiore facing Isola Bella, one of the Borromean Islands, hence the name of the hotel, then built their hotel between 1861 and 1863. Construction works ended with the inauguration of the ...

3. Isola Bella (Lago Maggiore) - Wikipedia

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   Isola Bella (lit. 'beautiful island') is one of the Borromean islands of Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy. The island is situated in the Borromean Gulf 400 metres from the lakeside town of Stresa . Isola Bella is 320 metres long by 400 metres wide and is divided between the Palace, its Italianate garden , and a small fishing village.

4. Borromean Islands - Wikipedia

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   Their name derives from the Borromeo family, which started acquiring them in the early 16th century (Isola Madre) and still owns the majority of them (Isola Madre, Bella, San Giovanni) today. Isola Bella, named for Isabella, countess Borromeo, was originally a largely barren rock; after first improvements and buildings, opened by count Carlo ...

5. Lake Maggiore - Wikipedia

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   Lake Maggiore (UK: / m æ ˈ dʒ ɔːr eɪ, ˌ m æ dʒ i ˈ ɔːr eɪ /, US: / m ɑː ˈ dʒ ɔːr eɪ, m ə ˈ dʒ ɔːr i /; [1] [2] [3] Italian: Lago Maggiore Italian pronunciation: [ˈlaːɡo madˈdʒoːre]; Western Lombard: Lagh Maggior; Piedmontese: Lagh Magior; literally 'greater lake') or Verbano (pronounced [verˈbaːno]; Latin: Lacus Verbanus) is a large lake located on the south ...

6. Isola dei Pescatori - Wikipedia

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   Isola dei Pescatori (meaning Fishermen's Island) is an island in Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. As the most northerly of the three principal Borromean Islands it is also known as Isola Superiore and, with a population of 25 in 2018, it is the only one to be inhabited all year round.

7. Stresa - Wikipedia

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   Stresa is a comune (municipality) of about 4,600 residents on the shores of Lake Maggiore in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the Italian region of Piedmont. about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Milan. It is situated on road and rail routes to the Simplon Pass.