Doll World of Stresa

Travelers, tired from the busy Milan, just an hour by train to Stresa, a small town on the shores of lake Maggiore. In Stresa are not many attractions, but tourists come here not for this – here everyone can rent a small boat to get to one of the nearest Islands. Here in his time rested Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill and Ernest Hemingway. On the tops of the mountains that surround the lake, the snow does not melt from autumn to spring. The Islands themselves from the XVI to the XIX century belonged to a rich family of Borromeo. Thanks to these owners there appeared elegant villas and shady gardens with terraces. The majority of tourists come here in the spring when flowers bloom and fall.
The Stresa hotels on the shore and considered quite expensive. At the time Hemingway described in his novel "a farewell to arms!" the hotel "Grand hotel" and "Des Ile-Borrome", thanks to these few lines the price of "the Hemingway room" starts from 2500 €, although the regular rooms can cost 10 times cheaper. While walking along the waterfront with amazing views of the lake, Islands and mountains.
Isola Bella is better to visit after lunch, because there are a lot of tourist groups. Charles Borromeo was named in honour of his wife Isabella and built a luxurious Villa, surrounded by gardens. Here are preserved Murano glass chandeliers, paintings, unique tapestries and pieces of furniture, some of which remain unique. In 1935, in the Music room Mussolini met with British and French diplomats who tried in vain to dissuade Germany from idea to start a war. Tourists love to go to the Room of dolls to look at the puppets. One of the rooms in the XVIII century was decorated in the form of a grotto, decorated with shells and stones – it remains cool even in the hot weather. Because Baroque gardens with terraces with water, the island resembles a pyramid. In these gardens you can see the statue on its hind legs unicorn – the symbol of the Borromeo family.
Isola Madre is worth a visit to the Villa of the XVI century, and a garden with exotic plants and animals. There are two puppet theater, large – with the angels, soldiers and villains, and a small one with the skeletons and the devil's dragons. The island of Pescatori visit for its restaurants where you can always relax those tired of the city bustle.