Isola Bella ('beautiful island') is one of the Borromean Islands of Lago Maggiore in north Italy. The island is situated in the Borromean Gulf 400 meters from the lakeside town of Stresa. Isola Bella is 320 meters long by 400 meters wide and is entirely occupied by the Palace and its Italianate garden.
Until 1632 the island—known only as l’isola inferiore or isola...