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1 WEEK
A Lakes Tour
A short drive northwest of Malpensa airport,
Milan
, and you're on the edge of one of
Italy's most serene scenes, Lago Maggiore.
Start with three nights in belle époque
Stresa
and visit the lavish
Borromean Islands
:
Isola Madre for its romantic gardens and wisteria-clad Staircase of the Dead; and Isola
Bella for its priceless art collection, vast ballrooms and shell-encrusted grotto. Take the fu-
nicular up to
Monte Mottarone
and day trip to
Lago d'Orta
and the bijou
Isola San Gi-
ulio
.
On day four head north from Stresa to
Verbania
, picnicking amid the tulips of Villa
Taranto before gliding east across the lake to
Laveno
and straight on to celebrity haunt
Como
. Amble the flower-laden lakeside to view art exhibits at Villa Olmo before finding a
