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View from the ferry

Isola Madre, Borromean Islands

Isola Madre is the largest of the Borromean Islands. Palazzo Madre was constructed in the 16th – 18th centuries on the former site of a church and cemetery, both of which were relocated to Isola Bella. The villa is full of 17th century paintings, puppets, marionettes, dolls, puppet scenery and porcelain. Amazingly, the English-style botanical […]

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