Isola Bella Gardens

Day 7: Stresa and Lake Maggiore

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June 27th 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011 My day in a nutshell. 6:00 Get up, get ready 7:06 Tram 90 to Milano Centrale Station 8:05 Train to Stresa 9:15 Arrive in Stresa 9:45 Enjoy cuppacino and chocolate croissant dockside 10:30 Ferry to Isola Madre. Explore villa and gardens. 12:45 Ferry to Isola Superiore for lunch 14:45 Ferry to Isola Bella. Explore palace and gardens. 16:30 Ferry ba ... read more

Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Stresa

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more