Visiting Lago Maggiore

Blake's art show was up in Verbania. Going up to see it, I decided to take the whole day and visit the Borromeo islands too. On Saturday morning I took the train up to Stresa, which is a resort town lakeside.



There's lots of grand old hotels along the promenade where the ferry is. I love the boards that they use to post the ferry times!



First stop Isola Bella, one of the private islands of the Borromeo family. It's a beautiful spot.



Great gardens, a fancy palace, lots of art and antiquities. Kinda over the top for a family whose motto is:



Humilitas!

More photos are in the queue for the blog. Lots of beautiful stuff!