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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. 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 ...

4. List of lakes of Italy - Wikipedia

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   Lake Region Area Elevation Maximum depth Lake Garda (Lago di Garda) Lombardy, Trentino/South Tyrol, Veneto: 370 km 2 (140 sq mi) 65 m (213 ft) 346 m (1,135 ft) Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) Lombardy, Piedmont, Ticino (Switzerland) 210 km 2 (81 sq mi) 194 m (636 ft) 372 m (1,220 ft) Lake Como (Lago di Como) Lombardy: 146 km 2 (56 sq mi)

5. Borromean Islands - Wikipedia

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   The Borromean Islands (It. Isole Borromee) are a group of three small islands and two islets in the Italian part of Lago Maggiore, located in the western arm of the lake, between Verbania to the north and Stresa to the south. Together totalling just 50 acres (20 hectares) in area, they are a major local tourist attraction for their picturesque ...

6. Intra, Italy - Wikipedia

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   It is important for its port on Lake Maggiore and attendant tourism. In Intra in 1905 was founded Zust, an Italian car manufacturing company, by engineer Roberto Züst, an Italian industrialist of Swiss origin, [1] In 1909 [2] was founded a rowing club, Canottieri Intra. The main church is a basilica dedicated to San Vittore.

7. 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.