Isola Bella is an island located in Lake Maggiore, Italy. During the 18th century, it was a popular destination for notable guests including Edward Gibbon, Napoleon and Josephine, and Caroline of Brunswick. Today, Isola Bella is a popular tourist attraction accessible by ferry from nearby towns, and it hosts an annual music festival.

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2. • The island achieved its highest level of social success during the period of Giberto
V Borromeo (1751–1837) when guests included Edward Gibbon, Napoleon and his
wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, and Caroline of Brunswick, the Princess of Wales.
It is said that Caroline, having fallen in love with the place, did her best to convince
the Borromeo family to sell her Isola Madre or the Castelli di Cannero islands; her
request being turned down, she established herself on the banks of Lake
Como at Cernobbio in the Villa d’Este.
• Isola Bella is a popular tourist attraction, with a regular ferry service from Stresa,
Laveno, Pallanza and Intra. It plays host to the annual Stresa music festival.
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