3350 x 5044 px | 28,4 x 42,7 cm | 11,2 x 16,8 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
juillet 2009
Lieu:
Isola Madre Island in Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy
Informations supplémentaires:
Isola Madre, at 220 m wide and 330 m long, is the largest island of the Isole Borromeo archipelago which falls within the Italian part of the Alpine Lake Maggiore, in the Province of Piedmont. The island is occupied by a number of buildings and architectural structures and is especially well-known for its gardens. The Palazzo Borromeo was built in the sixteenth century on the remains of the early church, cemetery and perhaps castle of San Vittore. The palace is surrounded by impressive gardens, the Giardini Botanici dell'Isola Madre, covering an area of eight hectares whose construction all’Inglese (in the English style) began in the late eighteenth century on the site of a citrus orchard. Particularly prized is the scala dei morti, or staircase of the dead, which in recent decades has been embellished with an important collection of Wisterias.The family chapel of 1858 is also noteworthy; by contrast to that of Isola Bella, it contains no tombs or funerary monuments. To visit the palace is interesting as the inside has been restored with valuable furnishings. There is also an exposition of small theatres showing ancient marionettes.
