{"id":1423983,"date":"2021-04-26T09:41:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T07:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-lakemaggiore.com\/?p=1423983"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:11:13","slug":"the-borromeo-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visit-lakemaggiore.com\/en\/the-borromeo-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"The Borromeo Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Borromeo Islands are without doubt Lago Maggiore’s trademark.<\/span> Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori <\/strong>are situated in the Gulf of Borromeo<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0Borromeo family.<\/strong><\/p>

Isola Bella<\/h3>

Isola Bella may be described as the most famous of the Borromeo Islands<\/strong> and the one most popular with the tourists. Its name stems from Isabella, the wife of Carlo III Borromeo. He started the work of transforming this formerly infertile, rocky island in the first half of the 17th century, a task finished in 1671.\u00a0The great baroque palace is a museum<\/strong> and displays\u00a0original furniture, paintings and frescoes, Flemish tapestries, sculptures and ancient weaponry. In the palace you can also visit\u00a0natural grottos and the Italian gardens that consist of ten terraces designed like a blunt pyramid.<\/p>

Isola Madre<\/h3>

Isola Madre is the largest of the Borromeo Islands<\/strong>. It lies in the middle of the gulf and is home to a resplendent Renaissance palace with one of the most renowned and oldest gardens in Italy<\/strong>. The botanical garden hosts more than 150 different sorts of camellia, a special cypress from Kashmir, subtropical plants and flowers of unique and exotic types. The palace was built in the sixteenth century and is now a museum that displays liveries, tapestries, porcelain, a puppet theatre, paintings and a doll collection\u00a0from the nineteenth century.<\/p>

Isola dei Pescatori<\/h3>

The unique outline of an ancient village makes this the most picturesque of the islands. <\/strong>The island is named after the fishermen, the pescatori<\/em>, who have lived here for centuries. There are several typical shops and well-known restaurants on the islands, where you can try dishes made with freshly caught fish.<\/p>

Want to visit the islands? Check out our excursion options!<\/a><\/em><\/div>
Are you looking for an accommodation in the area? Click here!<\/a><\/em><\/div>

For more details <\/em>visit the official information website!<\/em><\/a><\/p>