Geography | |
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Location | Lago Maggiore |
Archipelago | Borromean Islands |
Area | 0.20 km2 (0.077 sq mi) |
Length | 0.32 km (0.199 mi) |
Width | 0.18 km (0.112 mi) |
Administration | |
Italy | |
Region | Piedmont |
Province | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola |
Isola Bella (lit. 'beautiful island') is one of the Borromean islands of Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy. The island is situated in the Borromean Gulf 400 metres from the lakeside town of Stresa. Isola Bella is 320 metres long by 400 metres wide and is divided between the Palace, its Italianate garden, and a small fishing village.