Isola Bella, meaning 'beautiful island' is one of the Borromean
Islands, a group of three small islands and two islets in
the Italian part of Lago Maggiore. Isola Bella is only 320 metres long and
400 metres wide.
Until 1632 the island was occupied by a tiny fishing
village, but that year Carlo III of the influential House of Borromeo began
the construction of a palazzo dedicated to his wife, Isabella D'Adda, from
whom the island takes its name. Today Isola Bella is a popular tourist
attraction.
Stamps
These stamps are part of the series Donna Nell'Arte (Women
in Art), the sixth definitive series of the Italian Republic, which replaced in
1998 the series Castles of Italy.
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