Showing posts with label Isola Bella. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Isola Bella. Show all posts
May 11, 2015
Isola Bella, the Beautiful Island
On Lake Maggiore in northern Italy there's an island called Isola Bella which translates to English as 'beautiful island'. This island certainly is beautiful but it was actually named after Isabella Borromeo, the wife of the man who created this little piece of paradise.
April 24, 2015
"U" is for Unicorn
The Grand Hotel des Iles Borromees in Stresa is a hotel built for 19th century travellers
on their Grand Tours of Europe. This is where Ernest Hemingway recovered from
his war injuries and Winston Churchill honeymooned. So why does this luxury hotel on northern Italy's Lake Maggiore display the symbol of two unicorns?
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