Bellissima! Aug 2, 2020

Bellissima!

Isola Bella translates from Italian to English as "Beautiful Island." We"re not going to argue with that. It certainly stands out even amid the rest of picturesque Lake Maggiore in Italy"s northwestern Piedmont region. For years, the only human habitation on the island was a small fishing village. The village is still there, but in 1632, Carlo III, an Italian royal, commissioned the construction of a large palazzo (palace) on the island. The ostentatious palace includes a model Italian garden. Both are now major tourist attractions. Visitors to Stresa, the nearby town on the mainland, can book passage to Isola Bella and the other Borromean Islands for day trips or overnight stays…and our list of future travel destinations grows ever longer.

© Massimo Ripani/eStock Photo

palette

Today in History

Aug 2, 2018The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
Aug 2, 2019An uncommon look at an American icon
Aug 2, 2021This reef is nowhere near the sea…
Aug 2, 2022Happy birthday, Capitol Reef National Park
Aug 2, 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Aug 2, 2024Virgin Islands National Park established
Aug 2, 2025Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 8, 2025International Womens Day
Jan 17, 2021On the Route of the Waterfalls
Jul 28, 2025World Nature Conservation Day
Feb 4, 2022Winter Olympics in Beijing
Jul 9, 2025Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
Mar 11, 2025Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Nov 26, 2020Happy Thanksgiving from an expert face-stuffer
Feb 18, 2024World Whale Day
May 1, 2025Lei Day in Hawaii
Jun 30, 2018The aftermath of a meteorite
Jun 2, 2024National Gardening Week
Jan 27, 2024St. Paul Winter Carnival
May 3, 2019A night of art and culture
Aug 6, 2024Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii
May 13, 2024Fish River Canyon, Namibia
Aug 18, 2024Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
Jul 18, 2018Celebrate Mandela Day
May 25, 2023Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark
Oct 28, 2019A night on the (ghost) town
May 5, 2020A courtyard scene from Spain
Sep 18, 2022World Bamboo Day
Jul 25, 2022National Merry-Go-Round Day
Jun 15, 2023Nature Photography Day
Aug 6, 2025Kalalau Beach on the Nā Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
Sep 15, 2021It s National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sep 21, 2019 The Wall for Peace
Mar 21, 2020It s World Poetry Day
Aug 6, 2022San Francisco Bay salt flats
Mar 24, 2021A whale of a picture
Dec 15, 2021The Hermitage of Santa Justa