Country Italy Elevation 200 m (700 ft) Local time Wednesday 12:49 PM | Region Piedmont Demonym(s) Stresiani | |
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Province / Metropolitan city Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) Frazioni Brisino, Carciano, Levo, Binda, Passera, Someraro, Vedasco, Magognino, Stropino, Alpino, Mottarone, Isola Bella, Isola Pescatori. Weather 21°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 30% Humidity Province Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Points of interest Isola Bella, Mottarone, Isola Madre, Giardini Botanici Villa Tara, Santa Caterina del Sasso | ||
Grand hotel des iles borromees hotel 5 stars luxury stresa lake maggiore
Stresa is a town and comune of about 5,000 residents on the shores of Lake Maggiore in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Milan. Since the early 20th century, the main source of income has been tourism; like other places on Lake Maggiore, it benefits from spectacular views as well as areas of historical and architectural interest. It is situated on road and rail routes to the Simplon Pass.
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- Grand hotel des iles borromees hotel 5 stars luxury stresa lake maggiore
- Map of 28838 Stresa Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola Italy
- History
- Transport
- Main sights
- References
Map of 28838 Stresa Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy
History
The name of this town first appeared in documents in AD 998.
In the 15th century it grew into a fishing community and owed feudal allegiance to the Visconti family. It subsequently came under the control of the Borromeo family.
For centuries Stresa has been a popular retreat for Europe's aristocrats, who have endowed the town with a number of villas. Tourism increased substantially after tunneling of the Simplon Pass allowed train services from north of the Alps to pass through Stresa in 1906.
In 1948 American author and journalist Ernest Hemingway visited the town. He had set part of his 1929 novel Farewell to Arms in the Grand Hotel des Iles Borromees. In 2002 Stresa hosted the 10th International Hemingway Conference.
Stresa has played host to two notable political conferences in the 20th century:
Stresa is also the venue for the "Settimane Musicali"; one of Europe's important classical music international festivals which is held annually in the summer.
Transport
Regular boat services from the town's two docks provide access to the nearby Borromean Islands. The cable-car, currently closed for a €1.6 million refurbishment, offers a 20-minute ride to the summit of Monte Mottarone, with the Giardino Botanico Alpinia en route. Regular Eurocity connections to Milano, Berne and Geneva.