buy THE TICKET FOR 3 ISLANDS
Ticket Tour 3 Islands (Madre, Bella and Pescatori)
Validity
Reservation not required, show up on site (Baveno Vb Piazza 4 November) with ticket. Ticket valid from March Oct.
Schedules
In the following order isle Madre,isle Bella,isle Pescatori. Frequent departures from 9:30 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. (last return 5 p.m.-6 p.m.)
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-Mother island is included only in the 3-island coupon
-Palace and garden entrances not included
-In case of bad weather the service will not be provided
-It is possible that a municipal disembarkation fee of 50 cents per island
may be charged on site -Cost per dog on board: €3.00 per tour.
BORROMEAN ISLANDS TOUR
Nature and landscape frame the Borromean Islands, a meeting place of different cultures from the Renaissance era. Tours allow visitors to get to know these places, rich in charm and history, among fishing villages, manicured gardens, flowering plants and terraces that slowly slope down to the lake offering breathtaking views.
Isola Bella, the most atmospheric, is occupied almost entirely by the monumental and baroque 17th-century Palazzo Borromeo, built by Charles III Borromeo for his wife, Isabella D'Adda (hence the name given to the island), with its sumptuous rooms and the marvelous and well-kept Italian-style gardens formed by 10 terraces sloping down to the lake that occupy the southwestern part of the island. The palace houses canvases by Luca Giordano, Annibale Carracci, Gianbattista Tiepolo, Francesco Zuccarelli and Pieter Mulier. There is no shortage of surprises: artificial tufa caves accessed by a helicoidal staircase
Fishermen's Island, the first to host a human settlement. It is home to an ancient and picturesque fishing village with characteristic multi-story houses with long balconies for drying fish; in the narrow, winding alleys winds the lives of the island's 50 or so inhabitants, who make their living from fishing and tourism
Mother Island, the largest of the 3 islands, with its enchanted atmosphere is home to a rich botanical garden with rare plants and exotic flowers where white peacocks, parrots and pheasants live freely. It boasts Europe's largest specimen of Cashmir cypress, which is more than 200 years old, as well as countless azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, ancient wisteria, ibicus and ginkgo Biloba. You can visit the 16th-century Borromeo Palace, rich in collections of liveries, dolls and porcelain. In the complex you can admire splendid interiors enriched by exciting gardens giving an impact of great refinement appreciated by discerning tourists.
