Here we are! The Borromean islands are finally opened!
Come to visit the wonderful Borromean gulf, so called in honour of the family which became, since the sixteenth century, the owner of these islands and turned them into masterpieces still being visited by thousands of tourists each year.
Isola Bella, Isola Madre, Isola dei Pescatori...
☞ Discover more about the islands
Wonderful landscapes on Lake Maggiore beautifully described by many poets and authors...
ISOLA BELLA
Isola Bella - Pic. from isolelagomaggiore.com
After visiting the island, Charles Dickens wrote: "For however fanciful and fantastic the Isola Bella may be, and is, it still is beautiful."
ISOLA MADRE
Isola Madre - Pic. from lagomaggioreguide.com
Gustave Flaubert said: "Isola Madre is the most voluptuous place I have ever seen in the world."
The islands are opened everyday from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, from 18th March to 23rd October 2016.
Further information can be found at isoleborromee.it