Peacocks of dell'isola Bella Maggiore

Until the early 1600s, the tiny island in Lake Maggiore (an alpine lake NW of Milan, Italy) known today simply as dell'isola Bella (the “beautiful island”) had only a fishing village on it. In the 1630s an Italian baron began construction of a palace and gardens dedicated to his wife on the island. The palace and gardens were a continuing family project across centuries as well as a well known social venue for European rich and famous. Today, the palace and gardens are a very popular tourist attraction. The white peacocks that roam the immaculately kept garden are a surprise to see. These two white peacocks posed for us in 2015.