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Isola Pescatori

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July 28th 2011
The second island we visited was Isola Pescatori, also known as Isola Superiore. Unlike Isola Bella, Isola Pescatori did not have a massive garden or beautiful villa. Pescatori is more of a touristy artist village with some nice resteraunts and views. We spent 2 hours on Isola Bella scanning the entire island but it only took 20 minutes to see all of Pescatori. The boats came every hour so we fill ... read more

Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Baveno

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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