Northern Italy Part Due ~ Stresa

When we visited Milan in Northern Italy, we felt we were so close to the lakes that we couldn't miss the opportunity for a day trip.

The town of Stresa, on the banks of Lake Maggiore, is only a train ride away. There are three islands on the lake and this is the largest. You can take a boat trip across but I thought it looked fantastic from the shore of the town.

Isola Bella

We took the cable car halfway up Mount Motterone as it was overcast and we weren't sure how much we would see from the top. There wasn't much to see from halfway but there was a tiny, quaint drinks shop which had this ladder leaning up against it. I loved the colours.

Alpino Bar

On the way up and down the mountain you got a good view of the richly coloured terracotta roof tiles.

Boats in the harbour. I'd like to visit Lake Maggiore again and I would like to take a trip over to Isola Bella as there is a beautiful garden to visit.

I loved the look of this island so much that I couldn't stop photographing it! I converted this to black and white because the haziness of the mountains gave it an ethereal quality.

Thank you for reading. Coming soon Part Tre - Como

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Gillian.

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