Isola Bella, one of the Borromean Islands, Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy

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Isola Bella, named for Isabella, countess Borromeo, was originally a largely barren rock; after first improvements and buildings, opened by count Carlo III between 1629 and 1652, his son Vitaliano the 6th built an attractive summer palace, bringing in vast quantities of soil in order to build up a system of ten terraces for the garden. The unfinished building displays paintings by Lombard artists and Flemish tapestries.

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Location: Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy
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Keywords: bella, borromean, borromee, borromees, iles, island, islands, isola, isole, italy, lago, lake, maggiore, stresa, verbano