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1. Isola Bella - Opening daysBorromeo Palace and gardens are open
every day from
Saturday 24th March to Sunday 21st October 2012
2. Isola Bella - Opening hoursOpening hours: 3. Isola Bella - Admission costs 2012Click here for a real-time cost calculation
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| Adult Individual |
Children * Individual |
Adult ** Groups |
Children/School *** Groups |
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| Isola Bella (Palace and Garden) | 13.00 | 5.50 | 9.50 | 5.00 |
| Painting Gallery Isola Bella1 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Isola Madre (Palace and Garden) | 11.00 | 5.50 | 9.00 | 5.00 |
| Isola Bella + Isola Madre2 | 18.00 | 8.00 | 14.00 | 7.50 |
| Rocca di Angera | 8.50 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 4.50 |
| Isola Bella + Isola Madre + Rocca di Angera | 21.50 | 11.00 | 16.50 | 9.50 |
** ADULT GROUPS = minimum 16 people. One free entrance for every 18 paying adults.
*** SCHOOLS = one teacher can enter free for every 13 paying pupils.
1 This ticket is sold only combined with Isola Bella entrance ticket.
2 This ticket can be used only on the same day.
Special discount for visitors to 2 (or more) museums.
Guided tours
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4. Isola Bella - How long does the visit take.
Visit in the palace lasts about 45 minutes,
in the garden lasts about 20 minutes.
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5. Isola Bella - Guided tours
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Self guided audio tours
Thanks to the Audioguides you will live an unforgettable experience. Led by the voice of Vitaliano VI Borromeo, founder of Isola Bella you will discover this fascinating place. The audioguides, hi-fi discs with headphones for one or two people, are available at the ticket office in Italian, English, German and French. Rental is for one hour and thirty minutes. -
Guided tours to the palace
Guided tours in english, german, french, italian and other languages (duration about 35 minutes) are available on demand
This service costs 45 euro (30 euro for schoolgroups) for each guide.
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Each guide can lead up to 50 persons (25-30 recommended).
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This service must be booked (booking is possible till 5pm of the day before the visit) on-line in this site or calling (+39) 0323 30556.
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Visit to the garden is not guided.
You can already make your booking
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Book your guided tour!
The booking is free, we will ask you to insert your name, your e-mail, your telephone number and, of course, the place the day and the time of your visit (privacy: your data will never be given to others).
You can already make your booking
6. Isola Bella - What is prohibited
No pic-nic, no dogs, no photo, no video (video and
photo for
private use are allowed only in the gardens).
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7. Isola Bella - How to reach us
By car: Take the Autostrada dei Laghi (motorway) towards Gravellona Toce. Exit at Carpugnino and then follow signs for Stresa.
By boat: Isola Bella is connected to Stresa, Arona, Pallanza, Locarno, Laveno etc by the boats of the Navigazione Lago Maggiore company. For information: Navigazione Lago Maggiore - Viale Francesco Baracca, 1 - 28041 Arona (NO) - Tel. (+39) 0322 233200 - Fax: (+39)0322 249530 - Free-phone number (from Italy only) 800.551801
The lake is served by a number of boat companies offering regular connections to all destinations. For information please call Stresa tourist board (+39) 0323 30 150.By train: Take the Ferrovie dello Stato (National Railways) Milan - Sempione line alight at Stresa station for connecting boats. Alternatively take the Ferrovie Nord (Railway), Milan - Laveno line, alighting at Laveno station, just a short distance from the boat and hydrofoil landing stage.
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8. Isola Bella - Accessibility for visitors with disabilities
Isola Bella presents many barriers to
wheel-chairs, before reaching the palace there are
several stairs. Other stairs lead to the first floor of the palace, it
contains the major
part of the museum that can be visited without difficulties. Very
problematic is the descent
to the grottos and the gardens because of the many stairs leading to
them.
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9. Isola Bella - Available services
Near the ticket office you can rent an audioguide containing a detailed high quality description of the palace and an introduction to the gardens.
Museum's bookshop is situated in the garden in a recently renewed tower. In the shop you will find quality postcards, guides, books and souvenirs.
Caffetteria - Snack Bar
10. Isola Bella - Other information
For information on transports:
Navigazione Lago Maggiore. For information: www.navigazionelaghi.it.
Tel. (+39) 0322 233200 - Fax: (+39) 0322 249530
Free-phone (from Italy only) 800 551 801- Stresa Tourist Board: (+39) 0323 30 150
For information on camping, hotels etc.:
please call the above mentioned tourist boards.
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