Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
La Bottiglieria del Castello (
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)
Getting There
Train
Stresa is on the Domodossola-Milan train line and trains leave Milan's
Stazione Centrale hourly.
Boat
Ferries and hydrofoils on the lake are run by
Navigazione Lago Maggiore
(
800 55 18 01;
www.navigazionelaghi.it
)
. There are ticket booths in each town next to the
embarkation quay.
The Sights in a Day
Toss a coin to determine which palace to start the day with: for romance
and intimate family details opt for Palazzo Madre (
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) and for
history, art and ostentation try Palazzo Borromeo (
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), where Prince
Charles and Princess Diana holidayed in 1985 as guests of the Borromei family.
For lunch make sure you've booked in for fine lakeside dining at
Ristor-
(
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)
, where you should order Lake Maggiore's speciality trout or char and a
bottle of wine from nearby Franciacorte vineyards.
After lunch plan on taking it easy with an amble through the tropical hot-
romées
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)
.
If you're in town on Sunday, or visiting during the month of August, take the fast boat to
Cannobio's
lakeside market
(
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)
and check out Locarno's
Festival Internazionale
di Film
(
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)
, where you can kick back in front of the open-air screen in Piazza
Grande.