Isole di Brissago

Infobox Islands
name = Brissago islands

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native name = Isole di Brissago
native name link = Italian language
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location = Lago Maggiore
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archipelago = Isole di Brissago
total islands = 2
major islands = San Pancrazio, Isola di Sant’Apollinare
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country = Switzerland
country admin divisions title = Canton
country admin divisions = Ticino
country admin divisions title 1 = District
country admin divisions 1 = Locarno
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additional info =The Isole di Brissago are a group of two islands located in the Swiss part of Lake Maggiore close to Ronco sopra Ascona and Brissago, both in the Distretto di Locarno of Canton Ticino.

In the 19th century they were the property of an Anglo-Irishman of the St. Leger family, Richard Fleming, who was married to a Russian-born lady, Antonietta, who developed the gardens at great expense. After the death of her husband the writer James Joyce visited the island and stayed at her house.

San Pancrazio (also known as Grande Isola) is the larger and is well known for its botanical garden. On the smaller of the islands, known as Isolino, or Isola Piccola or Isola di Sant’Apollinare, the vegetation is allowed to develop naturally. Both benefit from the mild climate provided by the lake.

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* http://www.isolebrissago.ch/welcome.php?l=e en
* http://www.lago-maggiore-urlaub.de/brissago_bilder.htm de icon
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