borromean islands
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- 1. Borromean Islands
Lake Maggiore - 2. The Borromean Islands (It. Isole Borromee) are a group of
three small islands (Isola Madre, Isola Bella, and Isola dei
Pescatori) and two islets (Isolino di San Giovanni and the tiny
uninhabited rock of Malgher, with an area of only 200 square
meters, which lies between Isola Bella and Isola dei Pescatori ) in
the Italian part of Lago Maggiore .
Their name derives from the Borromeo family, which started acquiring them in the early 16th century (Isola Madre) and still owns some of them (Isola Madre, Bella, San Giovanni) today. - 3. Isola Bella, named for Isabella, countess Borromeo, was
originally a largely barren rock; after first improvements and
buildings, opened by count Carlo III between 1629 and 1652, his son
Vitaliano the 6th built an attractive summer palace, bringing in
vast quantities of soil in order to build up a system of ten
terraces for the garden.
- 4. Palazzo Borromeo
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- 22. Isola Madre, the largest of the three, is also noted for
its gardens, which are maintained since 1823 in an English style.
Its palace, though uninhabited, is splendidly furnished with 16th
to 19th century Italian masterpieces and paintings.
- 23. Isola Madre
- 24. Isola dei Pescatori or Isola Superiore is now the only
inhabited island in the archipelago. It has a fishing
village.
- 25. Isola dei Pescatori (Isola Superiore)
- 26. Isolino di San Giovanniis located just off Pallanza (today
part of Verbania).
- 27. Images and text: Internet
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