Jardin du Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées

            Le Grand Hôtel des Îles Borromées est un hôtel historique, en activité depuis 1863, situé à Stresa sur le lac Majeur, en Italie.
L'hôtel est créé par les frères Omarini pendant les années qui ont suivi l'unification italienne. Les Omarini achètent en 1860 des terrains face à l'Isola Bella, et construisent entre 1861 et 1863 leur auberge. Les travaux terminent avec l'inauguration de l'hôtel samedi 21 mars 1863.
À la suite de l'ouverture du tunnel du Simplon en 1906, le nombre de visiteurs de l'hôtel s'accroît. Ainsi, le bâtiment est agrandi : en 1908 on agrandit la véranda, tandis qu'on ajoute trois étages entre 1911 et 1912.
Après avoir séjourné à Stresa en 1918, l'écrivain américain Ernest Hemingway a situé une partie de son roman L'Adieu aux armes dans l'hôtel.

Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées is a historic luxury hotel located on the shores of Lake Maggiore in Italy.
The hotel was established by the Omarini brothers in the years following the unification of Italy. In 1860, they purchased some land on the shores of Lake Maggiore facing Isola Bella, one of the Borromean Islands, hence the name of the hotel, then built their hotel between 1861 and 1863. Construction works ended with the inauguration of the hotel on March 21, 1863.
Following the opening of the Simplon Tunnel in 1906, the number of visitors increased considerably. Thus, the hotel was enlarged: in 1908, the veranda was expanded, while three floors were added to the original building between 1911 and 1912.
After staying in Stresa in 1918, American writer Ernest Hemingway set part of the 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms in the hotel.

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