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Architectural Building Attractions In Lake Maggiore

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Lake Maggiore or Lago Verbàno is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest lake in Italy and the largest in southern Switzerland. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino. Located halfway between Lake Orta and Lake Lugano, Lake Maggiore extends for about 65 kilometres between Locarno and Arona. The climate is mild in both summer and winter, producing Mediterranean vegetation, with many gardens growing rare and exotic plants. Well-known gardens include those of the Borromean and Brissago Islands, that of the Villa Taranto in Verbania, an...
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Architectural Building Attractions In Lake Maggiore

  • 1. Palazzo Borromeo Isola Bella
    Palazzo Borromeo is the name of a number of buildings found in different places in Italy, all related to the House of Borromeo: Palazzo Borromeo Palazzo Borromeo Palazzo Borromeo Palazzo Borromeo Palazzo Borromeo Palazzo Borromeo Palazzo Borromeo Palazzo Borromeo Palazzo Borromeo d'Adda Palazzo Borromeo Arese Palazzo Borromeo Arese Palazzo Borromeo Fantoni Palazzo Gabrielli-Borromeo
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  • 9. Borromeo Palace Lake Maggiore Lombardy
    The aristocratic Borromeo family were merchants at San Miniato around 1300 and became bankers at Milan after 1370. Vitaliano de’ Vitaliani, who acquired the name of Borromeo from his uncle Giovanni, became count of Arona in 1445. His descendants played important roles in the politics of the Duchy of Milan and as cardinals in the Catholic Reformation. In 1916 the head of the family was granted the title Prince of Angera. The best-known members of the family were the cardinals and Archbishops of Milan; Carlo , who was canonized by Pope Paul V in 1610, and Federico , who founded the Ambrosian Library. The figure of the Borromean rings, which forms part of the family’s coat of arms, is well known in the diverse fields of topology, psychoanalysis and theology.
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