Isola Bella: A Real-Life Fairy Tale Place

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Isola Bella: A Real-Life Fairy Tale Place

10:02 AM |

Dana Kaplan, Stresa Sights |

Easing back into normal routines after a lovely break of a few weeks. And what better way to return to reality than with a reminder that, although very real, living in Stresa is sometimes much like living in a fairy tale. Here, in online publication Swide, Stresa's Isola Bella is chosen as one of "20 Real-Life Fairy Tale Places in Italy."

As Swide says:

Swide chose these two photos to illustrate the choice of Isola Bella: Above, Isola Bella from the lake, and below, one of the white peacocks strolling in the garden on Isola Bella.

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Although nice to be included on this list, personally I think there are at least 20 places just in Stresa and its environs that are like a real-life fairy tale, don't you agree? In addition to Isola Bella, how about Isola Pescatori, Isola Madre, Santa Caterina, Villa Taranto, La Rocca di Angera, Lago d'Orta, and on and on...