Isola Bella + Parco Pallavicino

What you will do

You will visit the baroque Palace and the Italianate Garden of Isola Bella.
You will discover the Gallery of Paintings of Isola Bella.
You will visit Parco Pallavicino, discovering its plant and animal species.
You will skip the line at the ticket office.
You will have priority access to the Palace and Garden of Isola Bella.

A celebrative exhibition dedicated to the builder of the Island, Vitaliano Borromeo VI (1620-1692), after 400 years from his birth, will be held from 20th March to 2nd September 2020 in the Reception Room of Palazzo Borromeo of Isola Bella.
The exhibition will alternate paintings, documents and graphic testimonies to point out the figure of this versatile character and its ambitious, decorative and architechtural project.

Key information

Availability

Isola Bella from 20 March to 01 November 2020.

Details

When	Isola Bella and Parco Pallavicino: From 20 March to 31 March 2020 from 09:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m. (last entrance), Palaces close at 04:30 p.m., gardens and Parco Pallavicino at 05:00 p.m. From 01 April to 30 September 2020 from 09:00 a.m. to 05:30 p.m. (last entrance), Palaces close at 06:00 p.m., gardens and Parco Pallavicino at 06:30 p.m. From 01 October to 23 October 2020 from 09:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m. (last entrance), Palacee close at 04:30 p.m., gardens and Parco Pallavicino at 05:00 p.m. From 24 October to 01 November 2020 from 09:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.(last entrance), Palaces close at 04:00 p.m., gardens and Parco Pallavicino at 04:30 p.m. In occasion of the festivities, the opening hours will be from 09:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m. (last entrance), Palaces close at 06:30 p.m., gardens and Parco Pallavicino at 07:00 p.m. Dates: 11/12/13 April 2020 01/02 - 21/22/23 - 30-31 May 2020 01-02 June 2020 14-15-16 August 2020 We kindly inform that the visit of Palazzo Borromeo and the Garden of Isola Bella won’t be possible on 12 september 2020. The opening and closure times of museums and gardens are subject to modifications for extraordinary events.
What is included	A free visit to the Palace and Garden of Isola Bella. Free visit of Parco Pallavicino and Farm.
How to get there	For Isola Bella: By car: Take the A8 motorway (Autostrada dei Laghi), direction Gravellona Toce then exit at Carpugnino and follow the signs for Stresa. By boat: Isola Bella and Isola Madre can be reached from Stresa, Arona, Pallanza, Locarno, Laveno by scheduled ferries(www.navigazionelaghi.it) or by public non-scheduled water-taxi. By train: Take the Ferrovie dello Stato (state railways), Milan-Sempione line, Stresa stop, then continue by ferry or water-taxi. Take the Ferrovie Nord (local railways), Milan-Laveno line, Laveno stop. The ferry stop is a few metres away. For Parco Pallavicino: By car: Take the A8 motorway (Autostrada dei Laghi), direction Gravellona Toce then exit at Carpugnino and follow the signs for Stresa. By the entrance to the Park there is a large car park for visitors. By train: Take the Ferrovie dello Stato (state railways), Milan-Sempione line, Stresa stop. The Park is about a 20-minute walk from the train station.
Special rates	SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL TICKET/GROUP RATE Children from 6yrs to 15yrs: reduced admission. Children under 6yrs: free admission. Family ticket (4 persons): buying 2 adult tickets and 2 child tickets, one child has a free admission. Adult groups: minimum 18 people, one free entrance every 18 paid tickets. SPECIAL SCHOOL RATE Children from 6yrs to 15yrs: reduced admission. Children under 6yrs: reduced baby admission. One free entrance per teacher every 13 paying pupils.
Notes	For customers with individual ticket: The ticket can be used any day within 01 November 2020. Each location can be visited on different days. For customers with a group ticket: Isola Bella and Villa Pallavicino Park can be visited the same day or at most in two consecutive days. The visit of each location lasts approximately 2 hours You will find a Cafeteria and a Gift shop in each location. Unused tickets will not be refunded. Please read the following rules to be respected : The use of headphones is compulsory by renting the audioguides The introduction of big backpacks is prohibited into the museum It is compulsory to follow the instructions of our staff for little/medium size backpacks. The use of vocal amplifiers is prohibited No photos into the “Berthier Painting Gallery” of Isola Bella The use of selfie stick is prohibited into the museum Smoking is allowed only by the “cafetery” for all locations, for electornic cigarettes as well The entrance to the Palace and Garden with pets of any size is not allowed, except guide dogs. The access with pets at leash is only allowed in Parco Pallavicino (excluding the farm area).