Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées, Corso Umberto I 67, 28838 Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy.
The Lake Maggiore (Italian: Lago Maggiore) is one of the northern Italian lakes and is the second largest Italian lake with a size of 212 square kilometres after Lake Garda. This lake is about 66 kilometres long and a with of up to 10 kilometres. The Lake Maggiore is located in the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy and in the Swiss canton of Ticino and he came into existence like the other lakes of northern Italy during the melting of glaciers from the Ice Age. The lake stretches from the Southern Alps to the valley of river Po. The main inflow and also the main outflow is the river Ticino flowing in Switzerland by Magadino into the lake leaves the lake on the Italian side at Sesto Calende.
The climate is mild in both summer and winter with Mediterranean vegetation, such as beautiful parks and gardens with rare and exotic plants and flowers.
The most famous villages on the Swiss side are Locarno and Ascona. The largest town on the Italian shore is Verbania, which was formed formed in 1939 by the fusion of the cities of Pallanta and Intra. South of Verbania the Lake Maggiore expanding to the Gulf of Verbania.Stresa, a romantic and picturesque village with the charm of a noble health resort with beautiful parks, elegant hotels and villas from the Belle Epoque, is located on the Gulf of Verbania. The park of Villa Pallavicino with stunning views over Lake Maggiore and its zoological and botanical garden is very popular.
Between Verbania and Stresa in the Gulf of Verbania the four Borromean Islands are located. The largest of these islands is the Isola Madre with English-style gardens. The most famous and second largest island is Isola Bella. This island is a popular touristic destination on Lake Maggiore and a museum wíth magnificent tapestries and a shell grotto is housed in the palace. On the Isola dei Pescatori is a small fishing village situated. The smallest island, Isolino di San Giovanni, is privately owned and is not open to visitors.

The luxurious five-star Grand Hotel Des Iles Borromées is surrounded by its own private and vast park with lush flowers, trees and pants and located on the shore of the enchanting Lake Maggiore. The hotel, located in the picturesque and charming village of Stresa, offers splendid views of the Golf of Verbania with the renowned Borromean Islands and the Alps.
The Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées originally has been built in the year 1861, only 200 meters away from the centre of the village, and since then internally it has been continually renovated until 1999 keeping in the theme with its unaltered facade in "Belle Epoque" style. Many prominent stars and starlets have been here, including Clark Gable, Rothschild, Mussolini or Hemingway. Still today, the Grand Hotel's guests enjoy the unique beauty, world class facilities and unprecedented luxury for which Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées is famed.
The Grand Hote Des Iles Borromees offers 130 guestrooms, 34 junior suites and 11 suites inclusive of the luxurious "Hemingway Suite", the largest and most beautiful suite of the hotel and all accommodations are elegantly decorated in "Belle Epoque" style.
The Restaurant Borromeo serves delicacies from the Italian and Mediterranean cuisine by using freshest fish, seafood and local produce.
The Spa Club at the Grand Hotel Des Iles Borromées with an indoor swimming pool offer qualified medical treatments and the hotel also offers two outdoor swimming pools.
The Grand Hote Des Iles Borromees provides 16 meeting and banquet rooms with latest technology for up to 350 people for business and social meetings.
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