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TOURIST TOUR AROUND MILAN,
MONZA, LAKES COMO, MAGGIORE AND ORTA
PART 3
From Tuesday 8th May to Thursday 10th May 2012
Day 6 : Tuesday 8th May 2012
LAKE MAGGIORE
• Visit to the Borromean islands:
•Isola Madre, Isola Bella and Isola dei Pescatori.
Size
It has an area of ​212 km ².
It stretches 65 km long and is 5 km wide. Ithas
a depth of 372 m.
The lake is 193 meters above sea level.
The volume of water is 37 km ³.
The Borromean islands
« Isola Madre » : The largest of the Borromean islands
There is a botanic garden with a palace.
Open from 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Price : Palace and garden : 11 €
« Isola dei Pescatori » :
the authentic island of fishermen
« Isola Bella » :
the castle of the Borromee family
and its garden
Price : palace and garden : 13 €
(« Isola Madre » and « Isola Bella » : 18 €)
« Isola Bella »
To visit the palace, you can have a guided tour
(about 35 minutes) in Italian, French, English or
German.
This guided tour costs 40 euros .
You can have an audioguide in Italian,German and
French.
How to go to the islands
By boat : The islands can be reached from Stresa, Arona,
Pallanza, Locarno, Laveno ... with the boats of the
"Navigazione Lago Maggiore".
Address : Navigazione Lago Maggiore - Via Francesco
Baracca, 1-28041 Arona (NO) - Tel. (+39) 0322 233200
Price : 12.20 € Stresa/The 3 islands
Departure from Stresa : every 30 minutes.
« Isola Madre »
It is the biggest of the three Borromean islands .
Situated in the middle of the gulf, with a
magnificent palace of the Renaissance as well as
one of the oldest gardens of Italy, the island is
famous for its tranquility. The famous French
poet Gustave Flaubert said in 1845: " Isola
Madre, heaven on Earth. Trees with gold leaves
that the sun gilded”
« Isola Bella »
“Isola Bella” was known as “Isola di sotto inferiore” or
isolated island until 1632.
There was then a small fishing village. That year, the Count
“Charles Borromeo III” (“Carlo III Borromeo”) began the
construction of a palace in honor of his wife “Isabella d'Adda”.
The work, interrupted by a plague, was completed at around
1652 by the son of “Charles”. The terraced gardens were
only opened in 1671. Over the following centuries, the
“Borromeo” family made ​it a center of worldly importance.
« Isola Bella » :
The great baroque palace
The great baroque palace is a museum containing
unique pieces of inestimable value: the original
furnishings, paintings and frescoes of the 16th-19th
centuries, Flemish tapestries of silk embroidered with
gold, sculptures, weapons old. The halls of the palace
are also impressive, with such a ballroom, a throne
room, an armory, or the “Salon Napoleon” (the latter
probably stayed on several occasions).
« Isola Bella » :
The palace
The Palace, built in the 16th century, was renovated by the
Princess of Borromeo in 1978 and since then home to antique
furniture from various family residences. It has also been
converted into a museum and you can see replicas of homes
averages, many collections delivered, tapestries and
porcelain, a puppet theater, an art gallery bringing together
old masters and 17th century Lombardy Finally, a doll
museum, bringing together French and German parts of the
19th century.
Hotel Restaurant
« San Carlo » Arona
• Hotel Restaurant “San Carlo” is situated near Arona
and offers a magnificent view of Lake Maggiore. Most
of its spacious rooms look onto the lake or onto the
castle of Angera.
• In the Hotel Restaurant “San Carlo”, you can have
dinner on the terrace which overhangs the lake.
• It is only 1,5 km away from the Lake Maggiore and 50
meters away from a public bus stop.
Access plan
Prices for 2 nights with a view of the lake
(bed and breakfast) : 180€
Hotel Restaurant
« San Carlo » Arona
View from the hotel
Terrace
Hotel « Giardino »
Corso Republica 1 Arona
Prices for 2 nights with
a view of the lake and
the square : 158 €
(breakfast not included)
Day 7 : Lake Orta
• Day around the lake
• Visit to « San Giulio » island and its convent.
• Dinner and night in Arona
Day 7 : Wednesday 9th May 2012
Lake ORTA
You will go to “Lago di Orta” – to give it its Italian name. It is
13.5kms/ eight miles long and surrounded by mountains
covered in lush vegetation.
The setting alone is breathtaking but the jewel in the crown
is the island of “San Giulio” in the middle of Lake Orta and
dominated by its thirteenth century basilica and convent .
Restaurant
« La vecchia Arona »
Lungolago Marconi 17 Arona
Open from Monday to Sunday (Closed on Friday)
Terrace and garden
Prices from 35€ to 42€ (per person)
Day 8 : Thursday 10th May 2012
ARONA
• Have a look at the statue « San Carlone ».
• Go for a walk around the lake and in the town
of Arona.
• Departure for the airport
• Return the car to Hertz in Milan Malpensa
airport
• Check in at the airport
• Flight at 5.25 pm
• Arrival in Paris Charles de Gaulle at 6.55 pm
ARONA
You can go to see the statue « San Carlone ».
Charles of Borromee was born in Arona. It’s one
of the biggest in the world measuring(23.40
meters high )
You can visit the beautiful town of Arona and
go shopping before going for a walk along
the lake.
Restaurant
« La vecchia Arona »
Lungolago Marconi 17 Arona
Open from Monday to Sunday (Closed on Friday)
Terrace and garden
Prices from 35€ to 42€ (per person)
Costs
Flight
87 €
Hotels
411 €
Car Rental
157 €
Extras
Ca. 50 €