Isola Bella
If you suddenly get lucky to go on vacation to Italy, be sure to plan to visit the island of Isola Bella, which is famous for its extraordinary beauty. Translated, the island means – Beautiful island. Located on Lake Lago Maggiore and resembles a ship to the sea in shape. On the entire square of the island is the Borromeo Palace, located around the perimeter planted with beautiful gardens.
This palace, which is famous for its simplicity outside and unusual luxury inside, brought great popularity to the island of Bella.
They built the Borromeo Palace with the decision of Charles III Borromeo to make such a gift for his beautiful wife Isabella. And for four centuries we have been admired by the beauty, luxury, wealth of this architecture. Earlier, many aristocrats considered it an honor to visit here. Today – is a museum that anyone can visit. Music festivals are held here annually.
The Borromeo Baroque Palace has been built, statuettes, tapestries, a collection of paintings, chandeliers, and antique antique furniture serve as decoration. The palace consists of separate halls arranged on various topics. The most beautiful is the Throne Hall, on two floors is the Torgest Hall, in the neoclassicism style the Column Hall is equipped. Six grottoes are the most interesting part of the palace. They are decorated with mosaics of two shades – light and dark, this creates the effect of the seabed. In this part of the palace it is always cool, which previously served as a shelter from the heat.
Leaving the Borromeo Palace, we are given all the beauty of the Isola Bell Park, which consists of ten terraces that serve with splendor and tranquility. This is a true masterpiece of design art. Each terrace is decorated with fountains, various statues. At the end of the terraces, a formidable unicorn looks at us, which served as the main symbol of the family.
Here is an open theater, where all kinds of holidays were celebrated before. Nearby are figurines depicting the four components of the Planet – Air, Water, Earth and Fire.
Having gone further, you can consider a variety of flowers blooming in the Garden of Love. Unusually beautiful white peacocks inflate the eye.
It is definitely worth visiting this beautiful Isola Bella island, which is located in Italy and seeing all the beauty, luxury, wealth of the Borromeo Palace, the splendor of the garden, stunning views of the lake with your own eyes.
