Isola Bella and Palazzo Borromeo
Guide
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≈ A$39MuseumAllow 2–3 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A baroque palace that covers most of an island, with grand rooms, shell-covered grottoes and ten terraces of gardens stacked like a ship's prow, with white peacocks.
A brief history
The Borromeo family turned a rocky fishing islet into this palace from the 1630s; the family still owns it.
Tips
- Best time
- First boat of the day
- Cost
- About €22 plus the boat (check)
- Allow
- 2–3 h
- Hours
- Usually open daily from about late March to early November (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The Borromean Islands: A palace island, a fishing island and a garden island, a short boat ride out.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Partly indoors
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