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Isola dei Pescatori (also Upper island), is the only island of the archipelago of Borromean Islands of the Lake Maggiore (municipality of Stresa) to be permanently inhabited.
To know
The patron saint of the island is the Madonna dei Pescatori.
Geographical notes
Isola dei Pescatori is exposed to the "four winds". On the Lake Maggiore, the winds have their name that distinguishes them by origin: the Mergozzo it comes from the nearby lake of the same name and runs along the western shore; the Major blows impetuously from the Switzerland on the eastern shore; the inverna moving in the opposite direction to the Mergozzo, slightly ripples the lake and is said to bring good weather.
When to go
| Climate | gen | Feb | mar | apr | mag | down | Jul | needle | set | Oct | nov | dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum (° C) | 6.0 | 8.4 | 12.2 | 16.1 | 19.1 | 24.0 | 26.9 | 25.9 | 22.4 | 17.2 | 10.5 | 6.7 |
| Minimum (° C) | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 10.9 | 14.7 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 79 | 88 | 127 | 144 | 154 | 153 | 109 | 143 | 164 | 186 | 162 | 55 |
The best time to visit the island is spring and summer, in fact both restaurants and hotels close for the winter period.A phenomenon that occurs periodically (usually in autumn and spring) is that of high water. Following abundant rainfall, the level of the lake rises and the water invades the shore promenade until it touches the houses.
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Background
Isola dei Pescatori is exactly called Isola Superiore dei Pescatori as it was the first in the Archipelago to be inhabited; a bishop's decree dated 1627 the island was called Insella or Insula Superior, distinguishing itself from the nearby Insula Inferior (Beautiful island) still uninhabited. It is the only island in the gulf that does not belong to the Borromean heritage. The island is essentially a characteristic inhabited village.
Territories and tourist destinations
Isola dei Pescatori is quite small, it has only two roads, one that circumnavigates the island and an internal one that leads to the church of San Vittore.
Isola dei Pescatori: full screen map.How to get
By plane
The nearest airports are those of Milan Malpensa (MXP), Milan Linate (LIN)
By car
A26 motorway exit Baveno take the Strada Statale 33 
direction Stresa- From Verbania
It takes State Road 34
in the direction of Gravellona Toce, at Fondotoce take the Strada Statale 33 direction Stresa - From Switzerland
It takes State Road 34 in the direction of Gravellona Toce, at Fondotoce take the Strada Statale 33 direction Stresa
A26 motorway exit 
direction 
in the direction of Gravellona Toce, at Fondotoce take the Strada Statale 33 The island can be reached by using the boats of Navigazione Lago Maggiore or by the boats of the Consorzio Motoscafisti of the Borromean Islands.
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- Motorboat Consortium of the Borromean Islands, P.le Funivia - 28838 Stresa (VB).
On the train
International line Milan-Domodossola; Station of Stresa
How to get around
The only way to get around Isola dei Pescatori is on foot.
What see
- San Vittore Church. Inside it preserves sixteenth-century frescoes and the seventeenth-century high altar with the busts of the four bishops (Sant'Ambrogio di Milano, San Gaudenzio di Novara, San Francesco di Sales and San Carlo Borromeo) typical of the Ambrosian cult.
Events and parties
The islanders still retain some of their traditional festivals. The most famous is that of Ferragosto which ends in the evening with the procession of illuminated fishing boats carrying the beautiful statue of the Assumption around the island. The previous evening, at the "coda", a huge bonfire illuminates the night with glows.
What to do
Shopping
On the Isola dei Pescatori there are several souvenir shops, both on the lakefront and inside the island
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- Nice house, Via del Marinaio, 1 -28838 - Isola dei Pescatori Stresa (VB), ☎ 39 0323 33471, @[email protected].
- Union restaurant, Via Lungolago, 16 - 28838 - Isola Pescatori - Stresa (VB), ☎ 39 340 3385947, @[email protected].
High prices
- Verbano, Via Ugo Ara, 2 - Fishermen's Island - 28838 - Stresa (VB), ☎ 39 0323 30408, 39 0323 32534.
Where stay
Average prices
- Belvedere (Hotel), ☎ 39 0323 32292, @[email protected].
High prices
- Verbano, Via Ugo Ara, 2 - Fishermen's Island - 28838 - Stresa (VB), ☎ 39 0323 30408, 39 0323 32534.
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Fishermen's Island
Commons contains images or other files on Fishermen's Island
