- Borromean Islands
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A group of three small islands and two islets in the Italian part of Lago Maggiore, chiefly consisting out of Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori.
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Borromean Islands — Infobox Islands name = Borromean Islands image caption = native name = Isole Borromee native name link = Italian language nickname = location = Lago Maggiore coordinates = archipelago = Borromean Islands total islands = 4 major islands = Isola… … Wikipedia
Borromean Islands — ▪ island, Italy Italian Isole Borromeo four tiny (about 50 acres [20 hectares]) islands in Lake Maggiore (Maggiore, Lake), off Baveno and Stresa, Verbano Cusio Ossola provincia, Piemonte (Piedmont) regione, northwestern Italy. Geologic… … Universalium
House of Borromeo — Borromeo Family name … Wikipedia
Isola Bella (Lago Maggiore) — Infobox Islands name = Isola Bella image caption = image size = locator native name = native name link = nickname = location = Lago Maggiore coordinates = archipelago = Borromean Islands total islands = major islands = area = 50 acres highest… … Wikipedia
Isolino di San Giovanni — Infobox Islands name = Isolino di San Giovanni image caption = image size = locator image caption = image size = locator native name = native name link = nickname = location = Lago Maggiore coordinates = archipelago = Borromean Islands total… … Wikipedia
Giardini Botanici dell'Isola Madre — The Giardini Botanici dell Isola Madre (8 hectares) are historic botanical gardens located on the grounds of Isola Madre in the Borromean Islands of Lake Maggiore, accessible by ferry from Stresa, Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piedmont, Italy … Wikipedia
Lake Maggiore — Lago Maggiore Verbano Lake Maggiore A view of Lake Maggiore and the Alps from above Laveno … Wikipedia
Isola dei Pescatori — Infobox Islands name = Isola dei Pescatori image caption = image size = locator native name = native name link = nickname = location = Lago Maggiore coordinates = archipelago = Borromean Islands total islands = major islands = area = highest… … Wikipedia
Jardín Botánico de Isola Madre — Giardini Botanici dell Isola Madre. El Jardín Botánico de Isola Madre (en italiano: Giardini Botanici dell Isola Madre), es un jardín botánico de 8 hectáreas de extensión, situado cerca de Stresa, Italia. Contenido … Wikipedia Español
Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… … Catholic encyclopedia
