A baroque palace garden, a botanical island and a fishing village, all on Lake Maggiore. A full Borromean Islands guide is being written — in the meantime, here is where it sits, and how to reach it.
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Getting there
- Access
- Ferries from Stresa (10 min) and Baveno
On the mainland
Where to base yourself either side of the crossing.
Nearby highlights
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Langhe, Barolo & Barbaresco UNESCO vineyard hills, the white truffle capital, and Italy's greatest reds -
Museo Egizio, Turin The oldest Egyptian museum in the world, and the largest outside Cairo -
Mole Antonelliana Turin's 167-metre landmark, now the National Cinema Museum -
Reggia di Venaria Reale A Savoy hunting palace the size of a town, restored after decades as a barracks -
Sacra di San Michele An abbey built onto a rock spike above the Val di Susa — Piedmont's symbol -
Lake Maggiore & Stresa Belle-époque hotels facing the Borromean Islands -
Lake Orta & Orta San Giulio The smallest and quietest of the great lakes, with a monastery island