Isola Bella Gardens

While the palace was pretty awesome, I would say that it was overshadowed by the gardens! The gardens take up most of the island. The center of the garden is a giant plaza, with a big tiered structure at the end of the island opposite the palace. Oh, and there were a bunch of white peacocks.



The base of the structure includes a fountain, too.



On the back of the structure are tiers of flowers and citrus trees. Walls and walls of roses. I guess that I was there at the perfect time since all the roses were in bloom.



The garden is in the Italianate style, so there are lots of ponds and statues.



This guy is holding the emblem of the Borromeo family.



Outside the garden on the few local streets, there are also some cute little mini-gardens. Not as elegant as the Borromeo's, but still awesome.