Intragnola – Botanical Garden Lake MaggioreIsola Madre in the mist
Posted on January 28, 2016
Gustave Flaubert, writing in 1845 about Isola Madre: paradis terrestre; arbres à feuilles d’or que le soleil dorait… C’est le lieu du golfe le plus voluptueux que j’ai vu, la nature vous y charme de mille séductions étranges, et l’on se sent dans un état tout sensuel et tout exquis.
Isola Madre is a wonderful botanical garden, that you can visit from April to October.
Together with Isola Bella and Isolino S. Giovanni, it is privately owned by the Borromeo family.
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Taxodium distichum in Autumn
Posted on January 28, 2016
The Taxodium distichum grove on the beach, is one of the most interesting feature of Intragnola Gardens.
In Autumn, they become copper red and start loosing the leafs.
The grove is normally flooded, but the winter 2005 was exceptionally dry.
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Ginko biloba
Posted on January 28, 2016
In autumn, the Ginko biloba is dressed in gold.
Native to China, it is found in fossils dating back millions of years.
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